No we aren't using the furnace, or the oven, but the sun is doing a fine job of roasting and toasting everything around here. We have had temps as high as 111º on our porch, and the official high so far has been 109º. Yes, that's hot, no humidity is the only saving grace. But hot is hot.
Because of the heat we have not used the oven for anything. It's getting dusty too. So I've been digging around looking for no bake cookie options and the grill is being used a lot more.
Last month we joined a group at church, to get to know some people, that meets every Monday evening. Supper is provided and the meals have been amazing. We are enjoying the class and look forward to each Monday night meeting. Most all there are younger that we are, but we are all the same in the eyes of God. It is quite a hugging bunch. We are greeted with hugs and good byes are said with hugs as well, men and women alike.
The hot weather has Mark enjoying the pool several times a week. I've not gotten the courage to go there yet. Just not my bag, I don't like water. Maybe some day I'll get bored enough to join him. I do walk down to the gym and use the treadmill and recumbent bike now and then, IF I feel like walking in the heat. The a/c is much more inviting. Although the gym has a/c and set very comfortable too.
The intense heat has affected our satellite so off and on it doesn't work many times during the day and night. We didn't know what was causing this so replaced the Wally receiver and the antenna ( call it Darth Vador because it looks like his helmet). After finding out these were not the cause we were able to send back the antenna and get our money back. But we were stuck with the Wally. Now we have two. The people at Dish Network worked with us for a long time trying to help us. They didn't think that the heat was the issue, but after awhile we all came to think that it was indeed the cause. I have noticed that we are the only ones that are using this type of antenna.
On the hot days we have to be very careful when we let Lola outside. The ground, no matter what the covering, gets extremely hot. She can walk to the dog park in the morning and in the evening long after sunset. Other times we hunt for shade on our lot for her to go potty. That being said we are going to try and find some shoes for her and hope that she will let us put them on and that she will keep them on. Wish us luck.
Marks friend Steve will be leaving Yuma in about two weeks. He will return to his home here about two month later. It's been fun having him here and going to church with us each Sunday too. He will be missed as we wait for his return. Safe travels Steve.
Time for me to get my day started. Miss Lola needs to get her morning "walk" in before the pavement and sand gets too hot. It's already 90º on our porch at 9:30 am.
As always, it's an adventure.
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