Flying kites and letting lightning bugs go is how our neighbor grandchildren spent part of their 4th. Kathy's parents were visiting and gave them kites...what fun they had. Graham did say that it was hard work...he made the most trips running across both yards. Trees got in the way part of the time...but none of the kites got stuck permanently!
Woody got up really early and went on an eight-mile walk...he went to check to see if gas had dropped any more...and it had...another penny! He had been waiting to fill up our car for the trip till it was at the lowest price that it had been in a while. With the Kroger discount, he got it for $3.23.9...better than it has been...but it certainly would be nice if it would drop even lower! We'll now see what the price is as we head to the DC area. As soon as I got up I headed in and started packing the suitcase. Woody and I sat out on the porch for a while and watched the older children fly their kites and Elijah release lightning bugs. Then we came in and got things ready for our Fourth of July "picnic." Woody went to get gas and run an errand and I continued to get things together for the trip. We carried our part of the meal next door. Nathan cooked the hamburgers and hot dogs on their grill and we all ate together over there...inside...as it is a rather hot and muggy day today...nicer to eat inside. After lunch, Graham had a sewing project that he needed help with so I worked with him for a while. Then I came home to continue getting ready. After Graham finished his sewing project, he came over here and he and Woody sorted all the K'nex pieces that had been the roller coaster and got them put away...a bit of a job! Joy played while they did that. I have been getting cameras, lenses, batteries, cords, etc. ready to go. I can say that we are packed except for the toiletry items that we will put in the suitcase in the morning and the laptop and phone and a couple of cords that I will take care of before I go to bed tonight. I think that we are just about ready to head out dark-and-early in the morning. I'll be blogging from Pooks Hill in Bethesda, MD tomorrow evening...the good Lord willin'!
Happy 235th birthday to the USA!!!!!
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