Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Brrr, it's cold!

It is cold.  Unusually cold.  Right now at 11am, it is 10 degrees F.  The thermometer hasn't risen above 25 degrees F since January 10.  At the elementary school, they have had only a handful of 'outdoor recesses' because the temperature has to be above 20 degrees F in order for the kids to go out.

Last night, as we were putting the kids to bed, they told Ryan that the cold water wasn't turning on in the bathroom.  Uh-oh.  The water pipe feeding the upstairs was frozen!  Thank goodness for google, and a father (Ryan's) who goes to bed late, Ryan was able to thaw the pipe (using a blow dryer) and avert disaster.  Now if we could just have our children tell us when things aren't working correctly when they first notice it...

1 comment:

heroineworshipper said...

Indeed, Idaho's influence kept even Calif* lows below freezing for 1 month. The male breadwinner needs to climb Mt. Idaho with a blow dryer flamethrower & end Idaho's tyranny.