Hot Summer Daze

Nice hot days like this makes me appreciate air conditioning...except ours isn't working right now. I'm awaiting a "technician" now. *Paragraph breaks.* We noticed last night that it was getting warm in the house. I could tell that the air coming out of the vents wasn't cool. Checked the breaker. It was off. We pushed it back in, twice, and it clicked back off again both times. Sounds expensive. We'll soon find out. *The children don't really seem to care that it's hot. They were outside playing until the neighbor boy went in. They've been in the sprinkler and otherwise generally messing up the yard and house. In, out. In, out. "Close the door! You're letting the flies in!" Man, does that bring back memories of being at my grandparents' farm in the summer. My mother was the one that was always yelling, "Close the door!" I thought she was just being unreasonable. Now, I understand! *The house I have now is the only home I've ever lived in that had central air conditioning, except for a short stint in an apartment way back in the early 70s. Some had window air conditioners. Some, just window fans. My mother knew just how to work the fan with certain doors open and certain doors closed to effect a breeze in the house. Mess with the system and there was hell to pay. Not only did it get hotter in the house, but Mom wasn't happy. *Well...the verdict is in. We are getting a new air conditioner AND a new furnace tomorrow...and we will be officially poor again. The furnace is 41 years old. It will be a relief to have it replaced...and to have a cool house again. It's only money!