THE DAY AFTER THE FOURTH

I want to tell you about the fourth of July. We mostly just laid low until about 6:00 and then loaded up Hoochy and headed for town.

I decided not to pack a supper in lou of eating at the local Jack's instead. We ate supper, set and talked and laughed for a while and then decided to get 3 shakes. It took a while to decide if we wanted on of each, a chocolate, a vanilla or a strawberry. After much discussion we decided on 3 chocolates. After spooning them down we decided to leave as it was getting pretty crowded.

After going to the car to get the fold out chairs we headed to the green area of the Jack's parking lot.
Folks were already starting to set up camp... Some had chairs, others had quilts or blankets and one little miss had her pink bean bag chair to set on.
It was really nice. We were a family surrounded by families.

By the time it started at 9:00 (we left home at 6:30) there were people in every nook and cranny for a mile strech, from the local funeral home to the Piggly Wiggly.

Boy did we luck out...We sat were you see the fireworks come up from the ground and it looked like the were coming at you like 3-D. You could feel it in your chest. Way cool...It lasted a total 17 minutes, but it was worth it...
It took a while to get through traffic, PEOPLE, PEOPLE, PEOPLE....

After getting home my son set up the XBOX 36o and we played with and talked to people from all over the world. It was a good day.

Got up to rain today....
We needed it very much for the garden and yard. Walked around to see if anything new was going on and picked some fresh veggies for supper.
After checking on the chickens and rabbit I went in to whip up a cherry cobbler for dessert.
Later on for supper we had beer bratworst as hotdogs with pinto beans and fries. Along with some fresh goodies from the garden, it was a good meal. I am a vegetarian, but do occasionally eat seafood.
Fixing to try that cherry cobbler!