By the time he brought the food inside, he was soaked.
After an entire month of a non-stop heatwave, I was ready for relief. Our nights hadn’t even gone below eighty for the last month. We weren’t even able to enjoy the pool unless we waited until after dark when the air cooled off. The pool water felt more like bath water, but at least it could cool us off enough to sleep. I refused to change the temperature on the thermostat. I knew the rule of keeping the house about fifteen degrees below the outside temperature. I wouldn’t let anyone touch the thermostat in the house. I set the thermostat at seventh-five, and I would not budge with that setting.. They weren’t happy with me, but they agreed to my request. Now that the temperatures have cooled off, we are all much happier. We even decided that it would be a good night to do some grilling. I bought steaks and some potatoes that were begging to be baked in the grill. I couldn’t believe how quickly the skies clouded up, and it rained. My husband refused to leave the steaks. He stood by the grill with an umbrella over his head and the grill. By the time he brought the food inside, he was soaked. The second the air conditioning hit him, he shivered. I got him a towel, but he told me it was the first time in over a month that he realized the air conditioning was even on. My kids thought this was funny and even I had to smile. I knew they were poking fun at me for my being so rigid over the thermostat.