Today is the 4th of July. Mr. Wonderful and I have the day off and it's like getting two Saturday's in one week! We will do the traditional grilling out (Hebrew Nationals....sorry Nathan) and grill some steaks this evening. I will watch the hot dog eating contest on Coney Island to see who the mustard belt will go to this year. The watermelon is cubed and ice cold. The potato salad is waiting and I'm making a strawberry, blue berry cream cheese pie (red, white and blue through and through).

We are all set to watch the fireworks from our front porch and watch the Macy's firework on TV where I will oooh and aaah with the best of them. We went to the library last night and stocked up on action adventure books for Mr. Wonderful ( sounds like some serious cave time for my man). I know he also has plans for puttering in his basement and taking an occasional nap.

Hope your Independence Day is full of all your favorite F's....food, family, fun and friends.

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According to Thomas, "A lot of writing consists of waiting around for the aquarium to settle so you can see the fish. Writing memoirs is one way to explore how you became the person you are. It's the story of how you got here from there. Believe me. It's a good story."

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I know you have been holding your breath waiting for our family portrait....they finally arrived and I think they were worth the wait. What do you think? Any time you can get four adults and a baby looking pleasant at the same time is nothing short of a miracle.

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When most people drive down a country lane they look at the landscape, the flowers, the animals and houses. Not me.....I check out the roof for weather vanes. I have become quite fascinated by them and have been doing some research on them.

When Mr. Wonderful asked me what I wanted for "Mother's Day" I promptly told him a weather vane and even showed him the web site , which one I wanted and he SURPRISED me and ordered it. My weather vane has been sitting in the box waiting for just the right time to be put on the roof.

I think I should add here that :

1. Mr. Wonderful is not good with heights and especially roofs.
2. Mr. Wonderful is not good at asking for help.
3. We have a tin roof which gets hotter as the day progresses.
4. Mr. Wonderful was already tired from loading a container on Thursday.
5. I am simply ground control, hold the ladder, and call EMS.

By now you are probably thinking that I should make my weather vane a garden ornament an
call it a day. I am nothing if not persistent, so I called my good friend and neighbor Beckie and she talks to her hubby Mike and the next thing I know I hear the pitter -patter of little feet on the roof (no, it wasn't Santa).

What followed was a lot of male bonding and anxiety. We call our home the Nest so I choose a Hen with chicks to top our cottage. I'm happy to announce the mother hen is now properly displayed on the roof summit and no one was hurt in the process.

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