Seriously? It's hot. Who knew sitting at my computer could cause me to sweat profusely. My husband, who spends all day at an air-conditioned tractor dealership, likes to remind me to "embrace the heat", and tells me that I'm sweating off calories just by doing nothing.

Give me a break.

At night, we sleep with a fan the size of something you'd see in a cattle barn blowing across our sticky selves.

When people want to visit, I have to warn them, "we don't have air conditioning", like some contagious plague that's on our house.

And yet, we survive. Smoothies and spontaneous trips for something icy cold. The banning of all sweat-inducing chores. Sun tea and cold bean salads. Ginger ale on ice, split three ways.

Hope you are staying cool and "embracing" whatever life may be giving you today, as well.