Every year.
Every.single.year.
It’s a competition.
It’s a sport to him.
He’s got it all planned out. A far-off date in mind as our point of destination. We MUST beat last year’s date – we’re undoubtedly stronger now.
How long can we last before we break down and turn the heat on?
How long before we admit defeat?
I look around for the hidden cameras. Surely we’re on some type of “Survivor” show that he’s signed us up for (without my consent). I wonder how the other families are doing with the challenge and how much the prize money will be. We’re tough and hearty people but I’m not sure who we’re up against. What channel does this air on?? Will they edit out the jumping jacks I just made the kids do to keep their body temperatures up?? (I’ll never know because another thing he won’t pay for is cable).
Yet despite my rigid fingers and frozen snot, I must support this endeavor. Because he makes it fun. And he’s always looking out for us. ALWAYS. And I know that soon (when we can literally see our breath over dinner conversation), he’ll get up and with a disgruntled huff, go turn the heat on and 68 degrees will feel like we’re sitting on the sun.
splendid…lindsay
Ha, love it! Only it’s reversed in our house. I’m the one holding out, seeing how long we can make it. Same goes for the A/C!
Haha! My husband is the same. He keeps track of when we turn it on each year! We live in MN and I think it’s more fun to track when we turn if off…like May.
Wow…I guess I win this competition. When the dish and hand soap have frozen solid, and the thermostat says 30 something,maybe it’s a bit chilly. I guess there are only so many blankets & layers one can put on before I have to turn on the heat. My kids look like blanket mounds in the winter, lol
I used to be this way, and then I said to hell with that, I’d rather be warm.
Yeah that would drive me crazy. We live in Michigan so we have to be ready for air conditioning or heat pretty much year round!
I would fail miserably at this competition!!! Haha
We turned the heat on yesterday. In Mississippi. Thankfully Bobby likes to be comfortable and its one thing we don’t skimp on (heat OR air) he freezes me out in summer!
60 degrees in the house this morning! My 13yr old daughter slept in sweatpants and sweatshirt with covers to her nose. My husband says-it’s just a cold spell, no need to turn the heat on when it’ll warm up by the middle of the week. Ok, you have a point hubby! We shall conquer the cold spell!
Haha! It’s the opposite in our house! Nicholas has already lit the fire. I just tell the kids to put on more clothes.
Oh my goodness! This sounds just like my husband. It was 59 degrees in our room when I got up this morning! And we have already switched to a digital antenna to avoid paying for cable!
Oh, we’re on the same show!
(But having a baby put us out of the race early this year.)
Ha, same here! Now that we have a baby, we are way more paranoid about the temperature in our house! Last year we were fine with 64 degree temperatures at nighttime!
The test of wills… Haha! Well seeing u have enough kids on ur side to out number him, u should all be able to break him down by attrition soon!! Haha! What’s his largest pet peeve and surround him with it!! ;)