Haddock and Dill: August 3, 1957 Summer School is Out, Scout Camp Begins, The Ceiling Gets Washed and The Tomatoes Are High

Dear Mother & Daddy,

"School is out for the kids but they didn't get much out of it this summer because they missed so much. Ann was out with a fever & sore throat the last three days. She is all right now. Lynn got sick at school one morning and B had to bring her home. Granny was gone & Miss Johnston has classes while the children are in school so we made arrangements for the teachers to call us if Lynn or Dave got sick or hurt. I had her two mornings but she is all right now. The Dr. thought she got too hot.

B & Bob are going to Scout camp today to stay all night. Ann probably will want someone to stay all night with her.

It has been terribly hot here. Bob goes to the Y to cool off but Ann doesn't want to go for her lessons anymore although she likes it when we all go.

I washed my dining room ceiling and cleaned the paper in there but haven't been able to get the woodwork washed yet. It takes me all morning to get dinner and the afternoons are too hot for that kind of work.

I've done a little sewing--fixed over a skirt for Edna & have another one almost done. That will fix her up for clothes. The pain in her back is better now but she still has to spend a lot of time in bed. I hope your back is all right. If it isn't, you'd better go to the doctor.

I wish we had some of your tomatoes, too. They are still too high to buy. It is too hot to really cook and we can just about live on tomatoes.