Saturday

I love Saturdays.....they are my favorite day of the week. Usually there is no schedule and I love being able to do things when we want to do them. Like take a shower at 1p.m.....and then go out and climb a mulberry tree. Probably not my smartest move, but I didn't know before the shower that I would be climbing a tree. Let me tell you, if you ever want to feel young again - climb a tree. It was so much fun. I started out just picking the mulberries I could reach - then decided I should climb up the tree to see if I could reach some of those. I started out a little timid - it has been a number of years since I last climbed a tree, but it didn't take long until I got the hang of it. I went from being sure I had one foot firmly planted in the fork of branches before moving the other one, to swinging out on the limbs and doing one foot turn arounds. I felt graceful. I bet I looked like a hippopotamus dressed up in a tutu doing ballet....but that is not the point. I am looking forward to climbing the tree again when more mulberries are ripe. Or - better - having the kids climb the tree to get the berries. I am hoping that by seeing old mom up in a tree will assure them that it is fun and safe...after all if I can do it they can do it.

While I was having all this fun climbing trees, Mike took the opportunity of a no rain day and mowed the grass. It probably would have been faster to bale it, but he mowed. I am attaching a photo - ladies control yourselves.

The kids did their kid thing - splashed around in the pool. Even though our above ground pool is not that big, it sure comes in handy on hot summer days when we are hanging out at home (and if it were up to Mike that would be every day) and they can just play in there, and we can do our thing. After all, like I tell them, if you feel like you are drowning - stand up. With two of them in there, I don't worry. I don't let them go out by themselves, but I figure if one of them were to conk their head and go under, the other could pull them up - although there is little risk of that.