233 years ago we gained our independence from England. When I asked my 4th graders about that 10 years ago it took about 10 guesses for someone to finally guess England. ~sigh~ I need to talk about it more with my children too.
Our celebration involved adding a family member. Yep, we picked up dh's dd "A" from the airport. It was a pleasant trip and we managed to find a Waffle House. When we used the Albuquerque airport we usually stopped at Waffle House for a bite to eat after picking someone up, even if it was late at night. I had my usual which is two waffles with pecans. I did notice something new on the menu which was "Lite" waffles and the server said they were buttermilk waffles. I ordered them and they were really good with just a hint of sourness to them. Of course, slathering both little containers of margarine over the waffles negated any fat or calorie savings, I'm sure.
Our evening celebration was swimming and BBQ'd hot dogs, Jello/Cool Whip/cottage cheese/fruit cocktail salad, watermelon, root beer, and cinnamon rolls for dessert. Delicious. Then we went swimming again. A played games with the younger girls and came up with funny stories and ideas they loved.
After we showered off and the younger girls went to bed the other three of us went back out to the patio and finished off the watermelon, spitting the seeds out onto the lawn. Last of all was a fireworks show that we could just view through the tree tops.
Happy Independence Day and I'm glad the USA won the war. ;-)
Isn't it fun to think of how many joined you at the same party?
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