Life in the Bristolwood

Please let me clarify that I really am not whining…just “telling it like it is”.

The day seemed okay in the beginning, but kind of went downhill.

We went out shortly after 10 this morning to remove the cover from the pool..warm weather ahead. I worked for all of about 15 minutes before Mark said “Katya, your face is so bright red…go inside and cool off!”

I observed from the house as Mark and the kids worked setting up the filter and connecting hoses. We began filling the pool when the water ran out. Ugh…

The kids had friends coming over this afternoon, so we jumped into the truck and went out to grab some Chinese for lunch. Mark was confident the well would recover, as we took a lot of water from it. By this time,I was beginning to really get way uncomfortable.

The water had recovered when we got home and the kids arrived shortly after.

Poor Angus. Apparently he was overcome by the heat as well. He has had a couple bouts of the runs. Not a fun thing to clean up.

The kids’ friends left shortly after 9. I took them a few miles down the road where one of their dads met us.

When I arrived home, the house was very dark.

After a near record day of severe heat and humidity, the house was stifling…

Mark was miserably warm…it is now 12:30 and the power just returned. Thank you, Lord.

I am posting this from my phone…the family sent me to the camper to sleep tonight, knowing the heat was too much for me. The camper has a fan that can run on battery power, so they sent Murphy and I packing!

The heat is supposed to continue the next few days….