Week 24

Welcome back and happy Tuesday!  I hope everyone had a good Father's Day.  Aside from that, we also survived a heatwave, but only with the help of air conditioning and a pool.  The poor dog even had to sleep in the house at night because it was still too hot out after dark.  Those are the worst nights when there is no cool down.  This week will start off cooler but heat up again to those crazy 100's.  The break is nice but not enough. We might need to go camping or something to escape this valley heat.

Take a look at how we managed it all last week:

Day 165- Monday, 6/14/21

Most of the plants and flowers around here look tired and scorched but there are a few that can handle the heat like this pink one I spied in the morning light.  This afternoon we started a series of annual dr. appointments Justin needs to get through before heading back to school in early August.  Thankfully he has Mondays off to help us get through them all.

Day 166- Tuesday, 6/15/21

Life lessons right here--a car battery does not do well if you're sitting in the car with the ac running full blast while listening to music during your cool down time after tennis practice when the engine is not running.  The battery was already probably on it's last leg and this just pushed it over the edge.  Now he knows and has also learned how to replace a dead one.

Day 167- Wednesday, 6/16/21

I'm spending more and more time in the new lab and feeling more at home here. I'm also eagerly awaiting the day when I don't need to split my time between two buildings.  Hopefully only a couple more weeks of that.  Also this is the last week we'll need to wear masks in the lab and get weekly testing since we're all vaccinated and our state is relaxing mandates.  Yay!  Of course now that things are opening up and getting more back to normal I'm itching to travel and not just locally which is why this is my new favorite Netflix show--so many amazing places to visit and stay even on a budget. Sign me up!

Day 168- Thursday, 6/17/21

Today was miserably hot and won't be cooling down even overnight which is why some are practically living in the pool.  It's the go-to place for after work.  Even Tyler stopped by a couple times to cool off here since his place has sub-optimal cooling at best.

Day 169- Friday, 6/18/21

What is it with this kid and electronics lately?  Just days before Brandon starts an on-line summer class his laptop checks out.  To be fair it is an old hand-me down that we were thinking of replacing soon just not right now.  I guess the new one will be an early b-day present, and he couldn't be happier about that--way more fun than a new car battery.  In other news the heatwave continues with even warmer temps.  Poor Justin is having to work in that heat.  He tries to find inside jobs to do while there, like pictured above, but for the most part spends his days outside at work.  Here at home, we are once again retreating to the pool in an effort to stay cool.

Day 170- Saturday, 6/19/21

Speaking of retreating to the pool, after doing chores while binge watching more vacation home episodes, I hit the pool to cool off.  It's not something I do often because the boys are so rowdy in there but it was empty and inviting and just what I needed all to myself--for a few minutes anyway.

Day 171- Sunday, 6/20/21

Happy Father's Day!  We made John a nice brunch, swam in the pool some more, and then ordered in a nice dinner since we didn't want to turn the oven on adding unwanted heat to the house.  There was also a yummy ice-cream cake to be had.  It's great to have everyone home to celebrate and have another good family day.

That's it!  Hope to see you back next week.