When someone says it is hot out, what do you think that means? Is it 22 degrees? Maybe you like it warmer and 27 would be just right. For some even 30 isn't quite warm enough. In our house we have people who like it cooler (me!) and those who are middle-hot (Henry and Dayna) and then we have the other and that is what this post is about.
Kierra. She has warm blood pumping around in her body but one would never know it from her daily habits. Today it is a wonderful 'feels like 34 Celcius' outside and if you drove up in your air conditioned car and saw Kierra out on the driveway, you might reach for your jacket before exiting your vehicle. She would greet you wearing her work pants, t-shirt and a sweatshirt because she is not yet warm. This amazing 12 year old is chilly here. This morning she helped me feed and bed-up the calves and she worked away in her full attire while I dropped large amounts of sweat while wearing a t-shirt and shorts! And just so you know that her heat loving body doesn't switch gears at night, I am posting a photo of her bed. She is kind of ticked at me because I took the sleeping bag out yesterday so she is now short a blanket!
I want you to know that those 5 layers are not flimsy ones. The green one is a comfy comforter from Laura, the blue jean one is flannel on the bottom,
wool in the middle under the patched blue jean squares. There are two afghans around the thinner blue blanket. These are what keep Kierra warm. ish. She still asks for another blanket at night because she feels cold. I fear she'll die of being squished!
In late 1999 we went to VietNam to pick up this little beauty and when she came to us she was wearing 5 shirts, 2 pants and 2 hats. I guess she will never outgrow her need for many layers! Amazing how different we all are, eh?
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