Happy Birthday.....AMERICA!

Some of the pictures come from the 4th of July Celebration we had at the Koehne Farm in Little Suamico, WI last weekend. Actually, all the pictures come from there except the first one that is from the Rhinelander parade. That was a cool looking Fife band eh? Then my dad is lighting a firecracker on my grandparent's grave. Kinda a weird family tradition but my grandfather loved the 4th of July. He also loved to wake us all up at 5 in the morning by putting firecrackers off on the windows of our bedrooms. So, we honor his tradition each year by going and remembering him at the cemetery. It was a fun little trip because my nephew, Elijah, asked lots of questions about death and about our family. There are quite a few of my relatives buried in the Little Suamico Cemetery. Then there is a picture of my new friend Sal(as in Salisbury Steak). He is a calf on the farm, who enjoys to suck fingers. I forgot what it was like to have a calf suck on your fingers so I stuck basically my whole hand in his mouth. It was fun and disgusting all at the same time...Sal liked it though. The next pic is of a great full moon as pictured from a lawn chair as I enjoyed a great bonfire. Then the last two pictures are of my niece, Rebecca, and nephew, Elijah enjoying the farm animals. The first is of them feeding the calf and then Rebecca is enjoying a organic chicken. She really wanted to bring one home. I don't think any of those chickens would like city life in Madison!

It has been a very laid back kinda day. We all slept in and then went to the parade at 11am. After that, we came home and ate sandwiches for lunch. Then my sister, mom, niece and I went to Hodag Park for what was supposed to be a flea market. There were only three booths set up and it started to rain so we didn't miss much by leaving before we got drenched. Tonight, we plan on having a BBQ and then watching the fireworks. A low key kinda 4th is a good way to spend it, I think!

Do not go and see "License to Wed." It was done in very bad taste and was really stupid. I only went to see John Krasinski...and he is cute in it but pretty much I thought it was a waste of money...good thing I didn't pay for it...Thanks mom!

It is good to have my sister in town. We went for a walk on Monday and have done little errands together quite a bit. She is funny and I like her. Funny how you always like your siblings better when you are adults. We plan on going on a shopping trip on Friday.

Friday, Andi's family will come for the weekend so it will be a zoo at this house. I will escape for the night on Saturday to go to a demolition derby in Wausau with a bunch of friends. It is a tradition for us.

I feel like a slug lately because all I seem to do is watch tv, cruise the internet, and sleep. I really need to start getting more written in my novel and do a bit of planning for the upcoming school year. I wish I had more motivation. I am becoming a victim of summer lazy disease!

Well, I hope everybody has a fantastic 4th. Be careful with those fireworks and be safe!

Adios,
Alice