Fireworks, food and fun

Happy 4th of July.

As I sit hear typing, the fireworks are still going strong in our neighborhood. It was a rather calm day for us. We pretty much just did some yard and house work. Then, we had all of my sisters and their families, as well as my parents over. We made hamburgers & hot dogs for all and ate too much. The kids swam and later came the highlight of the evening - Trey's firework show.

Right before the fireworks Madeline disappeared. I went inside to check on her and she was on the couch laying down. She was not feeling well. It seemed all day her throat was pretty good, but once the sun went down...her throat began to hurt her badly. In fact, she decided to spit instead of swallow her saliva. Poor thing. Once everyone left, she felt up to riding behind the four-wheeler on a trailer around the neighborhood. We like to ride around and admire all of the fireworks.

I hope Madeline begins to feel better soon. Dr. M told us to expect the virus to last at least three days. Oh - I forgot - Madeline grew another inch (now 58" tall) and weighed 73 lbs. (she has lost 1 lb.) She never has been a big eater. She's long and lanky like her dad - which is a great thing.

Another Fourth of July has come and gone, but it was a good one.