Independence Day/Fourth of July

There are people all over town setting off fireworks. We can hear constant popping and whistles as they explode and send sparks of color all around. All we had were little poppers that we threw into the street, but there was someone in the park and someone down the street who had these little fountain fireworks that would spew colors. They were so pretty! We're getting some next year. I wish I'd known about them, and then we'd be setting them off ourselves! We spent the long weekend in Montana with some other Yockeyites, helping move a piano and unpack boxes and watch an unruly 3-year-old, and it was so much fun! I would post pictures, but I forgot to charge the camera batteries all weekend (because I'm lame) so... no pictures.....


If you are an American, then you need to read the Declaration of Independence. When was the last time you did? It's actually not that long. I'll even include a link: Declaration of Independence. It's so important that we understand why our nation is here- most people don't think about it, don't know about it, or don't care about it. Our schools in general don't teach very much about it or the things in the Constitution. Take a minute and be a patriot.


"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness... for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor." -Declaration of Independence

Happy Independence Day/Fourth of July!