It's Summertime! Let's Stay Inside!

It was exactly 6 months ago this week that we were housebound due to ice, snow, etc.   We had very low temperatures that week, with the threat of rolling brown-outs due to a high demand on the electric grid for power to warm homes.   Fast forward 6 months.  We are now housebound, with the threat of rolling brown-outs due to broiling temperatures.  

While Sadie has been at volleyball practice, I gathered some cartons for Maggie to use to build a dollhouse.  We raided the recycling bin for items to use for the dollhouse:  plastic caps, packaging, etc.   The bathroom, in the middle photo, has a shower stall made from an empty Crystal Light box.   The bathroom also features a cardboard screen for modesty.    Maggie has been very creative with paper to make rugs, curtains, etc.   Sadie has also helped by cutting out windows and doors.   The last photo shows my thermometer yesterday, with a reading of 114 degrees, in the shade of the carport.