The forecast for the rest of this week is for unpleasantly hot rising to stupidly hot. Bugger. I guess summer had to start sometime… I need to think of things to do with the younger munchkins so that I’m less tempted to yell at either or both of them when I get overheated and stressed.

For a start, I’m going to go fill up all the icecube trays I can find so I can put ice in the cooler. Lock the glass door (if I can) so that K can’t keep opening it and letting the hot air in. Shut all windows for the same reason. Leave curtains shut in the living room. Shut the door to the upstairs rooms which get hottest, so they don’t contribute to heating up downstairs. If it gets too miserable, pop K in the bath while I have a shower – H can sit in his rocker if he’s not asleep.

Dennis came over on Saturday night and played with K for a couple of hours so that E and I could clean the living room and tidy the playroom. Didn’t quite get to the dining room, but the rest of the house is now livable! I’m going to try to spend most of my time feeding H on the couch so I can read to K, instead of plonking myself down in front of the ‘puter and ignoring her. Hopefully that way she won’t get as wound up and do provocative things like coating the TV screen with toothpaste *sigh*