Our town is really great in a bazillion ways. I love the fireworks on the 4th of July, for example. But, the parade... I stayed home this year in protest. C and c went. The jet fly-over was great.. The high school marching band is awesome... the floats were lovely... both of them... :( Our parade is usually a bunch of guys in their trucks with signs advertising their local businesses. I have less difficulty with the commercialism at Christmas (at least then, it may be helpful in that you need a gift for someone..) Where C was standing, the populace of our town could only make a weak applause for the truckload of Veterans, you know those people who've served our country in foreign lands and lost their friends and sometime their limbs defending OUR freedom. I'm so glad I wasn't there. I would have said something I think. It's not THAT hot people, you can stand up and cheer. C and c came home a bit disgusted. I think reading the Paul Revere book was a great way to celebrate the approaching Independence Day, but it made me wonder how many people really know what we are celebrating.. me included. My guess is that my cousin Mike, who is on his way back to Iraq for a third time, who has seen the devastation of tyrant rule and the ensuing poverty and hopelessness has some idea what a gift liberty really is.
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Tiff, we were thinking about you all week. I wanted to do the Mormon thing and bring food, but I felt like it might not help. Thanks for sharing the lessons you were reminded of this week. To begin following your counsel, let me just say that I love you and I'm thankful for your friendship. What would I do without the beautiful aesthetic and mirthful laughter that you bring to our lives. Not to mention the fact that my kids think that YOU
think they're amazing. Priceless. :) Are you up for walnut shrimp? I'm driving...
I made sure that my girls and I had a little discussion about why we celebrate the 4th of July- Independence Day. It's important that they know!:-) I wish that everyone else felt the same... Lori
Really neat that your town goes all out. Hope you had a great time.
It's a shame about the parade. We lucked out with the best parade - we were down in Virginia. It was led by the sons and daughters of the American revolution - complete with fife and drum. Just the music with all the flags made me misty. I so adore Independence Day.
~ Fellow Patriot :)
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