This morning the inside temperature was 65F, and it was absolutely no problem. After church we decided to visit my father and cook supper for him. My husband and I knew we would be coming home to a very cold house since the dryer wouldn't be running, the oven wouldn't be cooking, and the 9 living bodies wouldn't be maintaining a few spots of heat in the house for the entire day. So, we made the decision to name today, November 1, the official Heat Day of 2020. We turned the heat on as we scurried about to fill water bottles and as we reminded everybody to visit the little girls'/boys' room.
I don't feel shame, especially since we were driving through blowing snow on the way home. Snow outside equals heat inside, right?
BUT there could have been an interesting turn of events in the game; we discussed during the drive home that the wind was blowing so hard that perhaps our electricity had gone out. Now, as long-time readers know, I occasionally change the rules of this heat game on a whim. My husband and I reasoned that if the electricity had indeed gone out, then we technically wouldn't have benefitted at all from the heat being turned on. SO, if the electricity was out, today wouldn't actually be Heat Day since we would still be shivering in the cold until the power was back; Heat Day could have been delayed a whole day (or even two).
But we had lights and heat and very tired children when we got home. The game is over, and we made it to November! Yay!
Congrats - it's always fun to beat your own games :-)
ReplyDeleteYes. It's sort of like being able to talk to yourself without everybody thinking you're crazy. I hope.
DeleteCongratulations! Nowadays I just try to make it to October, which is usually not too hard, even for an old lady like me.
ReplyDeleteToday, after many frosty nights, we had a surprisingly balmy day, with a warm breeze! It was 68 degrees before 10 a.m., and got into the mid-70's or higher. What a nice break. Weather is endlessly fascinating :-)