Melting, waiting for the third madcap
Tuesday, April 28, 2009 at 7:40PM Melting, roasting, frying, wilting - call it what you want: it is warm in my apartment. I cannot wait for it to rain tonight so it can drop twenty degrees. 80-90 degree weather is just not appropriate for spring. Save it for summer, when I expect to be miserably warm.
I think the weather has been causing some madcap happenings. On Saturday, as I was working on the company pot roast, I had the back door open so I could air out the kitchen. The stove is right next to the back door, so I figured it would vent nicely. The recipe called for fresh herbs, but I had dried so I went to the other room to check online for the equivalency. As I was reading, the doorbell rings. It's my neighbor saying, "I think we have your dog." I look down and there's Oreo, staring up at me just like this:
As I surfed the web, she wandered out the back door and into the neighbor's yard, where they were having a children's birthday party! I was so incredibly embarrassed. I can barely get her to go out into the yard when I want her to and now she went out all by herself?? I am so glad she didn't wander out front to the street. I hate to think about what could have happened. She's such a good dog that I just trusted that she wouldn't go out. I have to be much more careful.
So that's madcap occurrence number one. Then there was last night. It was pretty warm and the two fans we have in our bedroom make it just cool enough for me to sleep comfortably, which means it was probably at least 15-20 degrees too warm for the hubby to sleep comfortably. Therefore, he tossed and turned all night. Unfortunately for me, when he rolls over in his sleep, he practically launches himself up in the air and lands back down on the bed with such force that I ended up being jolted awake. After several tosses and turns, the sheet was half off the bed so I was sleeping on the mattress. In addition, the hubby had tangled himself up in the blanket. I woke up chilly and aggravated, so I ripped the blanket out from under the hubby. Somehow, though, I entirely underestimated my strength and pulled so hard that poor hubby ended up rolling out of bed! It was like ripping out a tablecloth and having the dishes all go on the floor. Oops!! I woke up to a thud as his feet (I hope) hit the floor and he got back into bed, quite peeved. This is why #31 on my 101 in 1001 list is "Buy a bigger bed." We seriously need a queen size. But, bills first, bed later.
Thankfully the temperature is due to drop tonight and the bed wars should subside. Before the next heat wave, we'll go pick up our air conditioners from my parents' house. That was madcap incident #2. I believe in things in threes, though, so now I'm just waiting for the third and hope it's nothing worse than these. In the meantime, I am sitting very still, trying not to melt.
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Reader Comments (4)
I know I probably shouldn't laugh but imagining tom flopping over and over and then falling out of bed made me laugh til I was tearing ;)
As I thought about it throughout the day yesterday, I often found myself giggling quite a bit. Since he wasn't hurt or too angry, it is very funny. :o)
Scott and I each have our own blankets. (I even bought two twin quilts that match on clearance one time so that it "appears" that we have the same blanket from afar..lol) This helps SO much with comfort while sleeping!
My Mom has a king size mattress set that she is going to be looking to get rid of in a few months. Would you be interested? She would give it to you for free if you could come and get it.
I used to do that with someone (have separate blankets)... I just can't get over how it looks, though... but maybe I'll have to give in.
I don't know if a king size will fit but I'll measure and let you know!