Taking a break from the heat, Sandy Baker, right, of Itascha, Texas, stands by as her 12-month-old grand daughter, Kera Upchurch, sleeps in a shaded van during a family outing to Burger’s Lake in in Fort Worth, Texas, Thursday, July 21, 2011. A heat wave continued to grip much of the country’s mid-section on Thursday. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
