The 4th of July is finally here. Firework sales have been very, very good this year.
Every night the sky around our house has been lit up. And there have been lots of cities that have had celebrations on different nights.
There are flags flying everywhere. The Rotary Club in Rockwall puts flags out and takes them up on every holiday for those that pay to have a flag in their yard or subdivision.
There are parades and parties going on everywhere too. Some pets don't seem to mind the loud noise and fireworks or even dressing up.
Wherever you are, I hope you ate lots of good food and had fun with others! The party is almost over! Now it is almost time for me to get ready for work again.
But I will probably be wearing red, white, and blue the rest of the week. Happy 4th of July on this wonderful Independence Day!
Hi Cheryl we just had a thunderstorm blow thru there - it didn't last very long but there was a lot of thunder with a nice rain. It was 95 and hot and humided at 10am this morning and when the storm came the temp dropped 20 degrees - it's nice out there now. I think my dinner last nite went over well. The pie wasa bit sweet though and thankfully there isn't much left as Rich is diabetic and I'm pre. But dessert isn't something we eat very often - mostly on Sunday nites. We are going to our friend's house for to celebrate the 4th of July. There will be no fireworks though as he didn't get any which is ok. We might be able to see some from homes around the area. Another friend invited us to their house also, and I feel bad that we aren't going - it's always nice to go there too and they will have fireworks. Oh well I missed the ones in town too as they were held on the 1st. I hear more rumbling out there - maybe the storm is coming back. Have a nice time at you'r sister in law's place. it's always cute to see the children running around with sparklers. It brings back some nice memories of when I was much younger! Hugs, Wendy
Wishing you a happy 4th. Whatever it is you do, whether spending it with family and friends, traveling, or just staying home and relaxing, I hope you have fun and stay safe... No plans for me, just going to stay home and relax. Take care, debijo
Happy Monday! Do you have family or friends around for the holiday weekend?
I have a friend on a cruise out of Galveston. Beautiful picture in the Gulf of Mexico on their first evening aboard.
My son called Saturday night on FaceTime. The whole family ran a 3K at Texas Motor Speedway and then went to the Foam Party. I took pictures while we were on FT. This is Michelle asking me to take a picture. They had so much fun.
This is a picture I took the morning of July 1st. I hope it is still this pretty by the 5th or 6th after everyone in our neighborhood has shot off millions of $ in fireworks. From 10 to midnight Saturday night, on and off were lots of BOOMS. Our dogs were not happy. Last night there were some but not too many going off.
I did get a video from my family in Bowie, Texas. They had friends and family over to watch from their yard since about 3 different places near them shot off fireworks all around the lake. Just 2 more nights to go.
Sunday... July... Summer... Vacation... I hope you are enjoying all of these even the hot and dry days ahead.
Whatever you do this summer, make memories with others. Then you will both always have them to share.
Remember that doesn't just apply to couples but to friends too. I am blessed to have friends with totally different opinions than mine. It makes us both stop and think.
If you Love him, this applies here too. And it too, is also meant for friends. After all, love is what it is all about.
Hello July! Had a busy day starting out putting the flage out along the driveway and around the house. Had to run to DG to pick up a pie shell for dessert for tomorrow nite as I'm cooking. Then made a new chicken dinner, squash and corn on the cob. Just now getting to sit down and do comments on Noth. Hope you have a safe and happy 4th! Hugs, Wendy
Friday afternoon and the weekend traffic has already started. The lines to check in at the airport were very long as shown on TV early this morning.
We both smiled this morning and visited with everyone we encountered as we were going from store to store checking things off our lists.
My question is... who let the sunshine in? This summertime heat is a killer. Just getting the eggs from next door and putting out fresh water for the chickens had us dripping with sweat.
Long Story... I will shorten it. Kelly hired a Senior BOA from another Edward Jones location. She has been there 7 years and wants to be closer to where she lives. She wanted to start July 17th, however, the FA, financial advisor, she is working for is having a new baby and wants to take 6 weeks of paternal leave. So she is not transferring until August 16th. I am there for another 6 weeks. I am off for 5 days, Friday-July 4th and go back Wednesday. I will probably work M-F the next 2 weeks because Kelly is on vacation. Then 3 weeks of about 3 days a week before the new girl takes over.
This will be such a BLESSING for KELLY to have someone that is already trained and can just walk in, take over, and help Kelly build her business. God is Good and He always has a PLAN.
Went to breakfast with honey's brother adn his wife - we don't usually eat when we first get up and were only on our first cup of coffee when he called for us to join them. Brought half of everythign home and wil lwarm it up tomorrow for breakfast. Nw wer are gonn get ready to go to the Moose to meet them and our friends and have Hoppin John for dinner One of the gals is making it - she did chicken and dumpkings before and it was good. Hope this is too. Not too hot today - 84 like yesterday but tomorrow will start the 90's. Anyway we are in the AC so we are just cooling it. Have a nice evening Cheryl. Glad you got all your errands done for the day. Stay cool. Hugs, Wendy
Just dropping by to say hello. Hope you are doing well and enjoying your day. Hard to believe it is Friday already. Seems this week has really flown by. Getting warm here, temps are getting near the 100 mark. We have a heat advisery for the next 4 or 5 days. You take care of yourself, stay cool, and have a great weekend~~ hugs, debijo
