We're all going soft

Just over a week ago the air conditioner in my house died. DIED I tell you. Dead as a door knob. Kaput. It was a sad, sad moment for all of us which then turned into one sweaty and smelly week. We braved it the best we could but then heat delirium started to set in and so we headed to the parentals for a little extended slumber party. We were finally able to get someone to come out to look at the dead beast on Friday only to tell us what we already knew. It must be replaced. So on Tuesday we will become the proud new owners of a cute little energy efficient central air cooling system (and also a new furnace because that is about to die as well and I am NOT going through this again in the winter.) Needless to say this has not been my favorite week. Fortunately we have kept ourselves busy visiting friends and stores and whatnot, but I can't help but think about all of those people out there who don't have air conditioning and it makes me feel like such a wuss because I couldn't even go one week living in my oven of a house. Perhaps if we weren't under a heat advisory and perhaps if it actually cooled down at night, then I am sure I could have handled it but seriously, how on earth do the non-A/C people of the world do it? My heart now goes out to those people. May there always be a breeze for you.