Got Static Electricity?

The other day Daniel walked down the hall to turn the heater up and was shocked when he touched the thermistat. He jumped and said, "Why do I keep getting shocked!" I said "Haven't you ever hear of static electricity?" Then I rubbed my feet on the floor and walked over to him and touched him on the nose. Of course he was shocked that I could shock him! So of course this ended up in a shocking shock war. Cailin and Colten started shocking each other and us- which was no shock at all.

Anyways, so static builds up more when the air is cold and dry. I imagine the 30 below weather here may have something to do with the static electricity building up in our home. You can do something about it. Mix 1 teaspoon of fabric softner with a quart of water and spray it on the carpet around your house. It's not shocking that your kids will have fun doing this little job! It really does work!