With the conclusion of high school, we are now in that glorious, short-lived period of time when the household doesn’t need to be up and moving at 6:45, which means we can lay in bed an extra hour and doze. I don’t know who is happier about this—us, or Hazel.

With the onset of the Heat Dome over the mid-Atlantic region, we spent Sunday morning out in the backyard disassembling and scrubbing out all of our window units with bleach. The girls went to see a movie and I put everything back together, then humped them all up the stairs and into each of the bedrooms. As much of a hassle as it is, it was lovely to have the place cool and dry again. We’ve got a guy coming today to give us an estimate on what a ductless A/C system might cost; I have no idea what to expect but it would be good to have a number to work towards. And if I could ditch these fucking machines once and for all, I’d be thrilled.