We rattled around the house for several hot days making me feel frantic, but now I'm in activity mode and things are better.

Today we went raspberry picking with a bonus child and another family. In other words, play dates for my children. It took us over an hour to drive there, but it was a pleasant drive (well, except for when a truck veered into my lane) with few cars and lots of pretty scenery. David and I listened to The Dragons of Blueland, which we have heard many times before of course.

I did not get too hot picking, did not hurt my back bending over, and did not get harassed by my children. The berries were huge and plentiful.

We went back to mom's house, grabbed some lunch, and headed out to the pool. This is the first year that I don't have to be in the pool with David. He passed the swim test. He had two friends with him. I got to sit on the deck with my friend and chat.