July 4, 2023

Today is the birthday of our country.  This has never been my favorite holiday.  I don't love crowds and loud noises.  Our friends decided last year that they would start spending the holiday with family since our kids couldn't get along at that point.  Our other friends had stopped celebrating years ago, and since last year I was busy getting ready for Thomas's graduation party, I was fine with it.  This year, it feels a little strange to not be doing anything, but I'm also completely fine with it.

I'm about half way through this week, and we are about half way through our summer (as of tomorrow).  It all goes so fast, but I'm grateful for this time!