I'll stop the world and melt with you

The problem, I'm told, with the school's HVAC system is something having to do with the "chiller tower." In not crystal clear on what a chiller tower actually is, but I can make the assessment that it refuses to chill. Personally, I think a large number of the problems on our campus have to do with the fact that is has been open for business for fifty years.

Welcome to Texas. If you're not familiar, this is the season when you can't pack away any of your "seasonal" attire. Two weeks ago, school was cancelled because the roads were icy. Today, the whole third floor was unbearably hot and humid. And so it goes. 

I had a great activity planned for the day, too. It was just for my afternoon classes. They were supposed to demonstrate teamwork in an activity where groups would build towers out of dry spaghetti and marshmallows. Tallest tower wins. There's a whole set of rules that I did not have the opportunity to explain. We built no towers today. 

Funny thing- when it's stupid hot, marshmallows stored in bags melt together into a marsh-mass. It makes using them individually quite difficult. I opened the first bag and quickly changed my whole afternoon plan. I couldn't invite the gooey mess, dirty up the kids and make a nightmare for the custodial staff. It would have been hilarious to try, but not funny enough to warrant all that goo. 

So, we regroup and try again. The man at the grocery store who bagged up my purchase this afternoon had a lot of questions. I purchased every one of the eight available bags of marshmallows- at least those of a reputable brand that I imagined would be safer from early demise. Tomorrow, we build. I hope. And I also hope the third floor learns to chill out. 

If it gets much warmer, we may be able to build s'mores without a fire. Maybe I should have picked up graham crackers and chocolate...