Today was our fourth day at 90 or above... and that makes me think of a few things.

1. It's been a busy week, and I haven't done much laundry. I love the warm weather because I can hang everything and it will dry in no time at all. Hope to save a few dollars this weekend by hanging all the laundry I do then. I don't think it will be quite as warm, but close. And lucky for the laundry... it's a DRY heat! Haha!

2. My threshold for turning on the air conditioner is when the house temperature reaches 80. When I got home from work yesterday, I was greeted by sweaty teens, and when I checked the temp, it was 81. Thankfully, our powerful air conditioner cools our small house fast. It was on for maybe 15 minutes, and we turned it off and opened up windows. That's all we've had the air on all week. We installed ceiling fans in our family room last summer. What a great investment!

3. I need to start thinking about no-cook or bake ahead meals. Last night would have been a terrible night for homemade pizza! Here are two favorite hot weather meals.

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Grilled-Cajun-Chicken-Salad-with-Spicy-Ranch-Dressing-105281

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Grilled-Chicken-Sandwiches-with-Sage-Pesto-and-Apples-108306

I think I will make the salad tomorrow for dinner. It's one of our family favorites. I usually make half the dressing.