7.08.2008

Independence Day Weekend

we were eating outside and frelly was missing, my dad found her in their bathroom with a bottle of red nailpolish frelly asked for a strawberry bottle & put herself down for a nap?hank was so tired he fell asleep eating gerber mangoesthese bucks were having dinner at our neighbor's housethe heber concert & farmer's market in the parklearning to standbefore i had kids i dreamed of having a vanity, my mom got me a beautiful one for my birthday a few years ago, it's long gone.the 4th of julymom, the pyro of the familyin our family, this pie is sacred...my mom makes, hands down THE BEST PIE IN THE WORLD, and that is no joke...it has taken her years to perfect, & mine doesn't even come close yet...although her signature is her apple pie, this is rhubarb from brent & tanya's garden...i call it a little slice of heavenanthony was highly concerned about the sparklers, he doesn't see the logic in giving a child a metal stick that burns up to 1832 faranheit...later i found out that when he was 12 he almost burned his & a neighbor's house down with fireworks...i guess if that doesn't cure you of the desire to play with fire, nothing willi feel like i am getting really old, & my pictures are starting to show ittrouble
most of the day on the 4th was spent in the er which ended with hank & grace diagnosed with herpangina...what? well, you learn something new every day...we are getting through it with lots of tylenol w/ codeine, motrin, fluids, & r&r...during times like these i truly appreciate my family's health & well-being...we salvaged the few hours left of the day with a 5 mile walk (just me & my dad), an oreo milkshake from the keen (to counteract the walk), a HUGE bbq on the deck followed by a firework show in our pajamas...they light them off memorial hill right behind our house... i love the 4th of july & reflecting on how proud i am to be an american...

1 comment:

queenieweenie said...

Hailey had that as a baby. SO SAD!

Looks like you guys had fun despite the er visit!

I WANT PIE! (maybe that's why I'm chubby...I ALWAYS want pie, or cookies, or cake. Sigh.)