Not cool, Idaho

Idaho is many things. Hot is not one of them. One of my favorite things about Idaho is that the summers are typically not that hot. The days get warm, for sure. But usually the evenings cool off quite a bit and provide a very nice relief from warm summer days. Usually around August or so, we get a stretch of about 2-4 weeks where the temps climb into the upper 90's and don't cool off too much at night. I struggle those weeks. We eat out a lot because its just too hot to cook. But it only lasts a few weeks and then the weather gradually cools and autumn begins to settle into the upper valley. 

Also, I feel it is important to mention that I do not like to be hot. At all. When I was pregnant with Emma I made David sleep with the windows open in October. In Idaho. My mom was forever trying to get me to wear a jacket and now that chore has fallen to David. I would rather be cold than even the tiniest bit hot. I get grumpy and irritable when I am hot. I am not fun to be around. 

Now I know that to many people temperatures in the 90's are not unusual. And not even among the hottest of days where they might live.  I have family members and friends in California, Arizona, St. George, even in Salt Lake that see much higher temperatures for much longer periods of time. To them I say: I do not live in any of those places. On purpose. I live in Idaho. It does not get that hot here. There is a reason I don't live in any of those places. 

Well, imagine my surprise and discomfort and dread and utter displeasure when the temperatures soared well into the upper 90's continuously in JUNE. My. Poor. Family. I have tried really hard to not be my usual grumpy, irritable dying-of-heat self. Sometimes I succeed, other times not so much. Just ask my kids. 

In an effort to try and beat the heat we have eaten downstairs in the basement, which is much cooler than the rest of the house, several times:

We make copious amounts of DELICIOUS Brazilian lemonade almost daily. Seriously, I should buy stock in limes. Can you even do that? I have no idea. 

We practically fight over whose turn it is to sit in front of the fan. 

We play in the water with our friends, the Batts:

Seriously, how cute are these girls in their little matching swim suits?!

We read. A lot. Because honestly, sometimes it's just too hot to do anything other than turn a page every few minutes. 

The heat has even made us a little bit crazy at times:

Hopefully I can survive the summer in a house with no air conditioner. In order to do that I see many, many Snoasis (Hawaiian shaved ice) in my future. And to this beautiful state that I live in and love the majority of the time all I can say is this: Not cool, Idaho. Not cool.