Since everybody else in Seattle is writing about how hot it is, I thought I'd join the party. It's hot. Not just Seattle weather wimp hot like when it breaks 75 and everybody starts fanning themselves. I'm talking high 80's on it's way to 100 in the next few days. Most of us don't have air conditioning.

Luckily, mom does. Today was an example of how you don't really have to plan anything as long as Rose can be near Miriam. We went to mom's for swim lessons, and then after lunch, the four cousins played some elaborate game of school in mom's cool basement while I napped in mom's cool basement, ate popsicles in mom's cool kitchen, and ran errands in my air conditioned car. Tomorrow, we've got friends coming over to go swimming, so we will actually have to lather on the sun screen and head out. Lots and lots of ice water coming our way.