We were marooned at home in our hot hot house during our recent heat wave.  We employed a variety of strategies for keeping cool.

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First, the pool was our lifesaver.  The pool, the pool, the pool.  We have a pool that is about 2.5 feet deep but it was pure bliss!  We were in it, out of it and back in it over and over every day many many times.  The pool was definitely  our biggest saviour.

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Jude is not such a big fan of the pool just yet, but he sure likes a good hose!  He spent time dragging it around and accidentally squirting himself down with it.  He cried, but he also cooled down.

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Panting, haircut, baths and more panting…  For out pets that is.

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Both of our kids were stripped down to their skivvies for sleeping.  Gigi even kept a canteen next to her bed to sip on when in an emergency at night.  With a fan in each room, I wouldn’t say they were cool, but we did our best.  There’s not too much to be done when the temperature is hovering around 100 and doesn’t get any cooler than 75 at night.  It makes me grateful to live in the Pacific Northwest where we the temperatures are reasonable and temperate.


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