It's getting HOT in here...

We have had our Air Conditioning fixed FOUR times this summer. Time after time, we fall short of just getting a new one and decide that this will be the LAST attempt to fix it. Let me just tell you, when we turned it on yesterday it made this noise unlike anything I have ever heard. This piercing, screeching miserable sound. So loud too! So, it's been off for 24 hours. It's miserably hot and apparently our MAJOR problem isn't really uncommon or really that MAJOR! So, we are on a waiting list for an appointment for someone to come take a look at it. While we wait, we are sweating and grouchy. However, we aren't covered in hair/fur like the littlest Krieg. The four-legged Krieg is probably the sweatiest but far from the grouchiest. He's panting like crazy, ice cube anyone? So, today we set up fans which he quickly got the hang of! He has been hanging out sitting right in front of one and loving it. Think of a dog hanging out the window, wind in his hair but in the comfort of his own home! Too cute! However, while I am complaining about being so hot I look at Buddha wearing a fur coat and still really just a little baby and realize I've got it easy! This quickly reminds me that no matter how grouchy and sweaty I am, someone always has it way worse than I do. This made an easy lesson for Joey(and myself) that we really do live in an amazing country. I started thinking about the children and families that live in Africa and how incredibly hot it is and they don't even have fans. I thought about people who live on the streets in Boston and in PA and they live through freezing winters and don't have winter jackets or warm beds. I thought about the animals that don't have a meal to eat and search for scraps. Then, I thought about how grateful I am to be me. Rough as life can get, it can always get harder. I would really love to take my photography to a different level. I would love to use it to bring a bit of attention to those people, families and animals. Especially in Africa and even right here in our country..I think about the children that need a home and need a family.... All of this from no a/c in my house. I know, I know. Bleeding heart. But, really. Someday, that's what I would love to do. At any rate, Here is Buddha. Braving the heat like a champ!