this is how it feels to live in Texas

In Texas, it is 100 degrees today. When I ask my 2 yr old where she is going, she says "outside" and points to the garage... where they have been playing this summer with the door closed and the fan on. Yes friends, this is the closest she will get to the outside world, to an outdoor pool, to a normal life. Ohhh, don't get me wrong, we go outside and to the pool, but not until about 6pm. We don't frolick and play in the backyard because the grass which should feel nice under one's feet, has turned to prickly hay. I water it every night, not to make it grow, to keep it from bursting into flames (did I mention there is also a statewide drought?). Ah Texas. I guess in the winter when my friends up North are shoveling snow, I will love thee again.