Things to Do on a Hot August Sunday

Eat strawberries while sitting on a fence post, like Chester.

Or, like Katie, clean out your swimming pool and then swim.

Water the plants with the yucky pool water, first. Lounge on the chairs with the umbrella for shade after you touch up the paint on the house and winterize the gutters, like Arnie.

Be smart. Sleep on a kitchen chair for hours, like Padme. Or like Anakin, sleep for hours under the bed in Katie's room. Quieter and cooler.

Whack at the bushes in the "back forty" to clear the area of sticker bushes. If you are like Robby, those sticker bushes are a pain when your ball ends up down the hill.

Finally, like Maureen, think about summer vegetables as you clean the house and do the laundry. Make Rachael Ray's Ratatouille Riggies (Everyday With Rachael Ray, September 2010) for dinner. Enjoy.