4th of July

Friday signals the end of the week... a pretty good week.

Thursday  the Little brought me a bouquet of pink opal roses from the florist.. gorgeous!  Such a beautiful pink color.

 

We will be having a 4th of July picnic with hot dogs, fried chicken, French fries, maple baked beans, cole slaw and brownies for dessert.  We have chili for the hot dogs or sauerkrat, Wickles wicked good relish, mustard, ketchup and iced tea, Yoo Hoo and Samuel Adams , coffee and tea.    

 I had bought some Dolly Parton Duncan Hines chocolate frosting for the brownies and some ice cream as well. I already have all the ice cream toppings known to mankind.

We plan on seeing the movie Yankee Doodle Dandy and play some games, then at dusk we will sit outside and watch the fireworks over the bay.

Sometime last week I had said to God that we didn't have good old fashioned thunderstorms anymore and I wish he would send a few.  So he did.    Big ones and it was glorious.  Three days worth in a row!

As always I will read the Declaration of Independence on the 4th as our pioneer ancestors did back in the day.  My flags are out and waving wildly.

I hope you have a happy 4th and remember to celebrate this great nation under God and the pioneers who built the nation out of nothing and all by themselves.  .   

The photo is from another year.. waiting for the fireworks to begin under a pink candy cotton sky.

Love, Yankee Doodle Annie...