4th of July

Happy 4th of July! I know I am writing this with just 45 minutes left in the day, but happy 4th anyway! We had a great day at church and at God and Country Day, although A had a little bug (like a sick bug not an insect bug) and she had to stay home, well with Autumn. I didn't take pictures. These pictures are from last year. Actually, I took over 300 pictures, but they were for the church, not of my kiddos. But they wore the same dresses they have on in the picture, except there were 3 not 4 of them.

After God and Country Day, we were cleaning up dishes and such in the church kitchen, and one of the men started talking about how memorable his 4th of July was in 1970. Hmmm.........what in the world made that so memorable? Well, he started talking about where he was.....war.....and the fireworks he saw that day killed a bunch of men. He told it in detail, but I was in such awe just trying to imagine this day for him that I didn't remember any details of it. I am always thankful for the men and women that served and now serve our country, but this story and the way he told it just made me appreciate their service in a whole new way.

So I got home and I was telling the girls and Autumn about this story. I told them that Gary was telling of his 4th of July in 1970 when he was in the war and they got attacked and a bunch of men around him died.

H says: Did he die?

Me: H, did he die? If I was talking to him do you think he died?

I really anticipated a quick response, but it took a minute............................Oh! Yep, there's the light bulb. There we go.

We were still kind of chuckling thinking of me talking to the man who died when we got the next question. This time from M: YOU got attacked from a bomb?

Oh dear. I rolled my eyes, smiled and didn't even answer that one.

Actually, I should probable answer that one and clarify for everyone that I was NOT attacked by a bomb and I do NOT talk to dead men!

Again.......I am so thankful for those who fight for our freedom! Happy 4th!!!!!!!