The heat is on! We were 112 at the house yesterday! We are running the AC during this heat wave, so when the electric bill comes next month, I won't be happy! The swamp cooler just doesn't cut it after it get much over 100. We are supposed to be on a cooling trend now - down to just 100 by the weekend. Only in Redding would we consider that a 'lower temperature'!

Alli surprised me yesterday. We all went swimming after work/before Scouts, and having a great time. Alli loves to have someone else in the pool with her, and AJ and I were playing with her. Suddenly, she swam to the steps and wanted out. Okay - not normal, but we had been in for our normal half hour, so maybe her 'timer' went off. I got her out, dried off and dressed, and sent her in the house, while I dealt with the towel, swimsuit, etc. When I went in, she wasn't in her chair, watching TV. She had taken herself in to the bathroom, and had a BM in the toilet, all by herself! What a happy day!