It's All A Matter of Degrees...

We have a white board in our office where we post the teenager's work schedule... cell phone numbers we might forget and jokes and other barbs aimed at each other.

Today I posted 98.6 degrees (Body Temp) 48 degrees (Pool Temp). This is because maintaining the pool is one of the teenager's chores... his most hated. Especially when the water is cold. Right now with all the wind we've been having, the pool needs a great deal of attention because of all the leaves. He puts off doing the pool until it's dark outside.

And last night, he fell in!

Fully clothed. Sweatshirt, jeans, shoes, cell phone, wallet. I was out there. I was going to help him by skimming the pool while he vacuumed up the leaves. Instead I sent him in to a warm shower and I finished the vacuuming last night and the skimming this morning.

He didn't plan to fall in. And he sure as hell didn't like it. 48 degrees is way freakin cold. But he wore shorts to school this morning because it's going to be 80 degrees today.

80 degrees? In December?!!

Good thing we're taking care of the pool, at this rate we may need it before New Year's... Don't blame me, blame Al Gore!!

(signed: Honest, it isn't just me!!)