Saturday, July 24, 2004
Hot Times--Part II
We have a breeze tonight so even though it was hot hot hot (89 in Mukilteo), I am feeling some cooler air from the water and smelling a little rotten seaweed. And the prediction is the temperature will drop a bit in the next few days. We are not used to this!! On the local news they were saying that 911 calls doubled and domestic violence sky rockets. People's nerves are frazzled and then they drink too much alcohol and kill their spouse. Seriously, we have had 7 deaths in the last 8 days due to domestic violence.
How did my family handle the heat?
1. Lucas went to the beach and jumped into the Sound with his cell phone; we are now trying to dry it out but it was salt water so ....?
2. Hubby and I wanted to stain our new deck railings but we got the wrong kind of stain and then the paint store closed. We kind of felt like killing each other. Nerves were frazzled so we got a bunch of tropical juices and made rum drinks instead.
3. I forgot to eat lunch so I was hungry and wanted to fix dinner; I called Kaley on her cell phone and she was on the ferry heading to Whidbey Island to cool off. "You are WHERE?" She took the return ferry and we picked her up in another 30 minutes.
4. We made a big fruit salad and cooked on the outdoor grill--halibut, pink salmon, and King salmon so we each had some of each. Hubby had a business trip to Alaska two weeks ago and finished it with a fishing trip!!
5. Dinner discussion focused on Apolo Ohno's new Group Health ads on TV; the fact that orcas make love belly to belly like most humans; and how far the ferry line was backed up--perhaps a record today (the light at Dairy Queen).
6. And finally, while sitting on our newly refurbished deck, we noticed a boat go by with water skiers being towed behind without wet suits. This is a first. We have seen jet skis out there and we have seen water skiers on Lake Washington but NEVER never Puget Sound because it is too cold. Clearly, this is evidence of global warming--water skiers on Puget Sound without wet suits!!!
We have a breeze tonight so even though it was hot hot hot (89 in Mukilteo), I am feeling some cooler air from the water and smelling a little rotten seaweed. And the prediction is the temperature will drop a bit in the next few days. We are not used to this!! On the local news they were saying that 911 calls doubled and domestic violence sky rockets. People's nerves are frazzled and then they drink too much alcohol and kill their spouse. Seriously, we have had 7 deaths in the last 8 days due to domestic violence.
How did my family handle the heat?
1. Lucas went to the beach and jumped into the Sound with his cell phone; we are now trying to dry it out but it was salt water so ....?
2. Hubby and I wanted to stain our new deck railings but we got the wrong kind of stain and then the paint store closed. We kind of felt like killing each other. Nerves were frazzled so we got a bunch of tropical juices and made rum drinks instead.
3. I forgot to eat lunch so I was hungry and wanted to fix dinner; I called Kaley on her cell phone and she was on the ferry heading to Whidbey Island to cool off. "You are WHERE?" She took the return ferry and we picked her up in another 30 minutes.
4. We made a big fruit salad and cooked on the outdoor grill--halibut, pink salmon, and King salmon so we each had some of each. Hubby had a business trip to Alaska two weeks ago and finished it with a fishing trip!!
5. Dinner discussion focused on Apolo Ohno's new Group Health ads on TV; the fact that orcas make love belly to belly like most humans; and how far the ferry line was backed up--perhaps a record today (the light at Dairy Queen).
6. And finally, while sitting on our newly refurbished deck, we noticed a boat go by with water skiers being towed behind without wet suits. This is a first. We have seen jet skis out there and we have seen water skiers on Lake Washington but NEVER never Puget Sound because it is too cold. Clearly, this is evidence of global warming--water skiers on Puget Sound without wet suits!!!
// posted by Janet @ 10:00 PM
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