We had a cold front over the weekend. It was in the mid nineties. I guess it's all relative! The dry, record breaking heat is barely even mentioned anymore. We just endure. But it's hotter again and the poor plants––in spite of our TLC, they just aren't making it. They look as wilted as we feel. We spent a lot of the weekend painting outdoors. Once you stay out and acclimate, it's not that bad. Even warm breezes are cooling on sweaty bodies. It's the in-and-out of air conditioning that makes the heat unbearable. I remember in Africa they used to tell us that hot drinks actually cool you down in the heat.
So on another hot day I cooked up a storm to celebrate number two son's birthday...it's been a long time since we had beef stroganoff, and I experimented on a new variety of his favorite ice cream cake. During the meal we heard some stories from childhood ... such as the wooden spool story ... that is, a telephone company wooden spool that came rolling down a hill into our family room. Amazing to hear that story from his perspective––that of the then 11-year-old who had a part in the story. (So much of our memory is affected by our outlook on life and total life experiences––a lot comes into play. And our kids remind us of a lot that we've forgotten.)
So we laughed a lot and had a good time, making more memories. We're proud of this tenacious son of ours, who at the age of three, stood bravely and with great curiosity alongside a man slaughtering a cow in an African mosque during Ramadan, and who, at the age of 16, flew off to India on his own to help and to learn from a 70-something seasoned missionary. He is preparing now to run another marathon while he enters his last year of dental school (with a possibility of even further study ... ). We never would have dreamed he'd end up on this career path, but he definitely has a passion for it and does it well. That makes us happy and proud.
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I remember my mother and daddy making a pot of coffee in the middle of the afternoon when they came home from work. They always said it cooled them off. (That was before the days of a/c in Florida.) So there must be something to it.
ReplyDeleteIt is actually quite hot here. The high pressure over the South has kept the hurricane away, so I guess there is something to be thankful for.