our early morning country drive...

trumpet flowers line the roadways here...

that's a derailer...

they had the flag up on the other rail...

so they know to stop...

if they don't, this will derail a train...

they were doing work on the line up ahead...

this keeps the workers safe...

some of the fields are not doing so well with all the rain we have had...

wild flowers line the country roads...

more farmers have opted to not mow them...

leaving places for wild life...

not a lot went on yesterday...

rested up from the weekend and getting ready for this morning...

I have an 8am doctor's appointment...

there is a lump on my spine...

going in to have it checked...

just to make sure...

but, I am hoping I haven't done something to a disc...

I will let you know what we find out...

have a great day...

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grab another cup of coffee...

our 4th started with a car show on the square...

there was a fair number of vehicles for it being the first year for this...

and the quality was good...

they were parked on 2 sides of the square...

so they could have the parade later around the other 2 sides...

we went up and took shots of the cars and watched the flag burning ceremony...

1964- learned to drive in a car like that...

people take their old flags to the VFW...

and they burn them in a ceremony...

with honor...

they do a 21 gun salute and a bugle is played...

much like a funeral...

2 members stand with the flags and place them one at a time in a barrel...

its pretty impressive...

and they stay there all day until all the flags are burnt...

we know these guys...

the one on the left used to be our neighbor, now he lives on his parents home place...

his son now lives in his house...

and the one on the right, built our deck...

along with the other guy behind his right shoulder blowing the bugle...

we went back up for the parade...

my old neighbor again...

(he's a farmer)

he pulled the Masonic Lodge float...

you can tell its a farming town, can't ya?

Miss Marilyn...

one of my favorite people of all time...

so much spunk...

and the more people the better...

golf carts are a thing here...

so is our fire department...

the fire department and VFW put this on for the town...

things then moved to another part of town...

where the pool, ball diamond and golf course are...

we got there and bought our raffle tickets...

which we won the 50/50!

and we parked our butts on the edge of the golf course to wait for the show...

and this was our view of the fireworks...

they set them off straight ahead of us and we could see it all perfectly...

it was the best display I have ever seen...

this is the second year we have had the fireworks back in our town for almost 30 years...

last year it was just the fireworks, so all the extra stuff is new this year...

and now we have started a new tradition here...

and its only going to get better...

I did pretty good until the end of the parade and I got so sick...

the guys brought me home and I was in the bathroom for a long time...

Craig and Doug's girlfriend, Paula grabbed my camera and went up and shot the wedding for me...

while DH and Doug took care of me...

I took a nap and we went over to the fireworks...

all I had to do was sit and watch and wasn't sure I was going to be able to do that...

but we got through it...

migraine today...

so will take as much time as I need this week to recover...

I am calling the dr in the morning and getting in...

to see what's going on with me now...

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I hope you had a great time this weekend...

happy 4th!

we drove around yesterday to see what was going on to get ready for our 4th celebration...

I love this...

there was plenty going on...

and pottyville arrived...

people were working hard on their yards...

there was mowing, weed pulling and putting out pretty stuff...

they were getting their cars ready for the car show this morning...

and the square looks nice, too...

someone made a pit stop at one of the restaurants for supper... 

the color is just amazing on this 55 Thunderbird...

I have no idea how many will be there today, but it should be a good bunch...

and I heard there were around 100 cars coming...

we still had time for a quick run through the corn fields...

and met a new friend...

have a safe and fun day!

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will post what happens, later...

the weekend is approaching...

got to get a few things done around here today...

but not too much...

need to feel good for Saturday...

I have spent the last two days making cushion covers and curtains for the kids's pop up camper...

and they bought the most difficult fabric to work with...

but its done and I am not doing that again, ever...

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I have kids who think mom can do anything...

which gets me into all kinds of trouble...

so, got to get some mowing and trimming done...

check for weeds and stuff out of place...

and the yard will be good to go...

have another mess of green beans to cook off, too...

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I was asked yesterday to come up with a banner for the dog rescue where Charlie came from and where we have fostered dogs...

a new foster just came in...

her name is Bella and her daddy is overseas...

he was notified that his girl is safe...

and will be waiting for him when he comes home...

and then I made this banner for my facebook page...

love creating these...

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