Greetings from the normally cool state of Minnesota. I share your pain--in 95+ heat this weekend, I helped my neighbor build and deck on Saturday and then was part of an outdoor wedding on Sunday--How can one be exepected to look good when it is hot and humid?

Stay cool chica! Or come to visit. Our A/C works great. Cats permitted.

Just think of it as a DAY OFF FROM WORK!! Woo Hooo....so what if it's hot, just relish the fact that you can do what you want, when you want and watch soaps all day!!! Have a cool one.

Hugs!
L.A. Ell

Sweltering heat and a hot (we hope) repair man plus the day off work? Sounds like you're in hump-day heaven! Good luck with getting the AC back.

Have you tried plying the cats with catnip? It may numb their pain.

awwwwww, if ONLY I had a/c to expect a (hot) repairman to come. Perhaps, I'll have to install a/c and hope that the installer is (hot).

Thinking good thoughts for ya that Mr FixIt is a hot, nice, available single man who loves cats and understands the yarn fetishes. Oh, and most importantly at this point I'm thinkin', who fixes your AC ... TODAY! :)

Good luck!!!

Good luck with the a/c and the repairman!

Here in Arkansas at noon time, it's 89 and the heat index is 99. Our real temp is supposed to reach 98 today so can a heat index that high even be computed? You're the scientest, can it?

Even with your broken cooling, I'm still jealous that you're in my valley. Try to enjoy.

AND the sweet tea idea? Now that's good thinkin.

If the AC man puts the moves on you, just sick Soba on him. She looks like she could take on anyone right now!

Another idea to cool the kitties: fill some empty liter soda bottles 3/4 full with water and then freeze them. Put them out on the floor. I once found my three cats practically wrapped around these things when I got home from work. I used to live in a house with no A/C until we broke down and installed it. Lost a whole slew of wine to the heat that summer.

My middle name is "Javier"...I'm just saying. ;)

Crack me up.

you are such a caring good mom.I hope the ac/fixer is a hottie heh get it? hottie?

Ha ha ha your cats are so lucky to have their well-being so thoughtfully looked after!

Strangely enough, that's exactly how I got my air conditioner back in June. I'd do it again in a hot second.

I vaguely remember hearing something about putting your underwear in the freezer(NOT wet of course), don't remember if it was a joke or not but it sounds worth a try. Hope it's all over soon :)

Here's to hoping that the A/C guy is hot and willing. *evil grin* You are such a good mommy to the kitties. Not many people would go to the trouble of the cool washclthes. So sweet.

aww.. the poor kitties! But they do look super cute with the pink washcloths on their heads.

Poor kitties. Poor you! I would not make love to the Fixit guy until after he fixes the a/c and then only if he is cute.

Good luck! Hopefully I will soon be jealous as I sit in closed up house on the east coast, trying to stay cool!

I grew up in California and I know how hot it gets, you have my sympathy. Good luck with the AC!

Ask your repairman if he offers a guarantee on his work. As in, if this breaks again next week, will he come back and redo the work for free?

I was in an unairconditioned 4th floor (top floor - heat from a black roof, aaaah!) studio apartment with two tiny windows during the 1995 Chicago heat wave that left >700 dead. Bikinis, mist bottles, and box fan on "HI" got me through it. Good luck!

i know it's hot ... but is it hot and humid?

the heat in hell is worse, i hear, so i better get used to it. :)

Feel for you and the kitties. Love the pictures of them with their individual washclothes!

here's hopin he doesn't look like this!
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Hi there from normally freezing-my-arse-off-foggy-vitamin-D-deficient-Nova Scotia. Today it is 37 degrees C with the humidex (what the hell is that in F? Hold on...ok, it's 98). This is after 21 days straight without sunshine in May. We can't win. I realize I haven't a leg to stand on compared to you southerners. However, I too live in a small postwar era home. Our bedroom is in the loft. No air conditioning. So I will whine if I want to.

Poor kitties. I keep giving my golden retriever ice cubes to chew. You know it must be hot if my dog lays on her back or hides from me when I say, "does sophie want to go outside/for a walk?"

I'm spreading your blog like a nasty cold to my coworkers. Hope you don't mind. :)

I'm spreading your blog like a nasty cold to my coworkers. Hope you don't mind. :)

Don't forget ice water in the kitty's water dish.

Good luck!

Just make sure the cats are drinking plenty of water. They will be fine.

Okay, it's just after 2 p.m. in SoCal. It's 101F where I am (not in the Valley, but in OC). IS THE A/C FIXED YET?!?! I can't imagine the hell you and your kitties are in. Keeping my fingers crossed you are in coolness now!

I love the fact that in spite of the heat and humidity y'all are color coordinated. After all one must have some genteel qualities abounding even when one is facing a total meltdown.

Hope your AC gets fixed soon and that you don't run out of ice cubes for your sweet tea in the meantime.

Apparently it's currently 7C (45F) at 8am here in Sydney, Australia.
Come on over ;)

I feel your pain!! Our AC went out this past weekend. Our thermostat in here actually said 100 degrees! It was horrible. Good luck keeping the kiddos cool, and I'm wishing rapid thoughts to your repairman!!

Sobo looks ready to pop!

Poor kitties. Poor You! And I hear there's a heat wave in CA. But I'm impressed by the fact that you have four matching washcloths. I'm sending cool thoughts your way and I hope your AC gets fixed real soon.

I feel your pain -- having been in your shoes at various times in my homeownership. This piece of writing was fabulous and I must say I read it twice for enjoyment.

Hope you are cooler as we "speak."

"...hateful mad..."

I love it.

Ah Yes. I remember the scorched Valley earth well. Thank God here in H-Wood it's much cooler [insert sarcasm here]. Luckily my window mounted A/C manages to properly cool a 3'X 3' space infront of it...problem is: I don't fit in said space(trust me, I've tried). So I live on a solid diet of frozen Caprisuns and take three cold showers a day. Of course I don't have furry children who evidently only sweat through their paws:
http://amos.indiana.edu/library/scripts/catheat.html
OK, I'm a total nerd. A sweaty, well showered, caprisun eating nerd. Hope by now you're basking in the icy presence of a fixed A/C and warming up the merlot in your tummy.

*wave*
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I just found your blog and it is fantastic! I started blogging largely because I am the only person I know that knits. For some reason, people get really bored with me when I start talking about why I hate chenille, Elizabeth Zimmermann, gauge problems, etc. I suspect that we may be kindred souls -- I think it was the pictures of the bookshelves and the knitting accompanied by the bottle of Newcastle. Anyway, looking forward to reading more!

Poor Sobakawa. He looks so PISSED! It's so hard being a kitty in the heat.

Y'all look pretty darn cute with pink washcloths on your heads! But I hope the more traditional electical method of A/C kicks in soon.

love it!! cooling the kitties. so sweet of their momma. hey -- did you get the ROY license plate pic that i sent you via email last week?

Shave your pussy...er cat. That will make them feel cooler.