I hate hot weather!

Today is the second day of 90 degree weather and I am hot. The upstairs of our house is at an uncomfortable 88 degrees and we have 5 fans just pushing the hot air around. It is still in the 80s outside, so there is no cool air to bring in. Yes, I know that it is hotter in other places, but I have lived in the Pacific Northwest my entire life and I live here for a reason - the mild climate. I hate to be hot. I hate being sweaty and having my clothes cling to me. I dislike having hot, sweaty little children cuddle up with me when I'm hot, breathing their hot little breath on me.

I hate to cook when it is hot, so we went out to eat tonight, but it was hot in the restaurant. We drove around after eating, since the price of gas was worth staying in the air-conditioned car longer.

I know it can be hotter, it reached 100 the other year. Three years ago we went to New Mexico in June and July. We landed in El Paso, TX and when the doors of the airport opened sending in suffocating heat and sucking out all of the air-conditioned goodness, I could help but say, "Who in their right mind would live here?" Now my husband's grandparents and aunt, who live in Texas and New Mexico, where standing there. Oops. I was also in a foul mood because I hate flying, it was a turbulent flight and I had been up since 2 am., but that is beside the point. We spent the entire 10 days, running from one air-conditioned space to the next and by the end I could stand a little bit of the heat. Still, I will never live there.

My brother and his family spent the last year living outside of Death Valley. Now they have moved back to St. Louis. I won't be visiting in the summer.

Summer is my favorite time of year, but leave me with the temperatures in the 70s and I am happy. I hate being hot!