Ahhh, July

Is there really anything better than the month of July. We get a day off work, the vacation season is in full swing so there is a lot less traffic on the roads, and the kids are out of school.

The only problem is the heat. Why exactly does it need to be so darn hot? It's not like the heat has any redeeming value to us here in Texas. We don't really need to thaw out from the winter. The only purpose seems to be increasing the profit at the energy company.

Our house (10 years old but new to us in March) turns out to be very energy inefficient. To quote my father, "you are air conditioning the whole neighborhood." I'm keeping the air on 80 constantly, trying to stay ahead of our budget.

Oh well. This heat will pass, and then I can complain about the cost to warm the house when it's 50` outside.