Oaks Park

Every Labor Day Weekend, Eric's swing band plays at Oaks Park for a church picnic. I don't always go, but when I do, it's always fun to see and listen to the band, catch up with a few of the players, a few of the spouses, and laugh at my husband's droll commentary: "This next song is about Medicare and Social Security, 'You can't Take That Away From Me.' " We arrived about two hours early so had time to wander around the Amusement Park and river front, getting in a lot of steps, and then to bargain with another early arrival - the woman in charge of the picnic. I was happy to let Eric do the bargaining as I wouldn't have been quite so diplomatic as she squeezed the band seating space out of the promised gazebo. Drama wherever you go.