Many parts of the U.S. will be under extreme heat wave warnings. I am hoping and praying that all of you stay cool. Stock up on ice!!! Make plans to stay in all weekend. Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, etc. will be an MSers best friend this weekend. Be safe everyone!

Tricia, it's as hot as you know where here! It's been in the upper 90's......except today it was "cooler" at a brisk 92 degrees. I hope we at least have a cooler winter to make up for this torture! I am just staying at home and inside. I had to go to the doctor on Thursday and it was miserable......so very hot. I'm home and it'll take a bulldozer to get me to go anywhere.

I have been going through 2 to 3 bags of ice (10# bags) a week. I put it the outside kitties water bowl. It melts almost as soon as I put it in the bowl.

Oh, Kelly! Those poor kitties! I'm sure they must be miserable! I wonder if putting blocks of ice in their bowl would last longer than ice cubes.

I think it's at least 110 degrees out here. Yuck! I don't care if its a dry heat or humid, anything over 100 degrees, like what most of the country is supposed to experience, is way too hot. We're all melting this weekend.

Yep! It is an indoor cooler this weekend. Ice packs are in the freezer, A/C is set at 72, fan will be blowing...Everyone take care to stay cool.

I turn all my ceiling fans on as soon as I get up. It really does help keep the house cooler.

My AC is set on 70. The only time it cuts off is overnight. I dread my electricity bill!! But it's a necessity and I'm grateful to have it.

Tricia, I completely fill up the outside kitties water bowl with ice and let it melt. It's all melted in less than 30 minutes. I keep a bowl of just water nearby for them to drink until the ice melts.

Yesterday two birds were splashing around in the water bowl. They get hot, too!

For me, even a short exposure to summer heat really knocks me out. I avoid it at all costs.