Friday, July 5, 2013

Happy Independence Day

I love AMERICA!!!  This year as we prepared to celebrate the fourth of July, we had my family over swimming and a cook out the night before. We bought several patriotic decorations and decorated the exterior of the house too. Later on the 3rd, Jake, mom, and Becky took the kids to a firework show but I had to work so I was unable to go. To suffice, I went to visit Charity and new baby Izzy for a little bit before work. I also took the Praxis 2 (5041, elementary content knowledge) and it was harder than I expected but luckily, Heavenly Father answered my prayers and helped to calm my nerves and pass the exam.  We spent the holiday day at the park with families from church and a cook out with friends that evening. The weather was perfect and mild for a Tennessee summer. At the park, we had out own mini parade, pancakes and sausage, games, and several carnival like games. It was more enjoyable than I thought it would be. A part of me had wanted to sleep in because I get tired from work. Our family finished the evening by going to a movie and watching fireworks in our neighborhood. Have I mentioned how much we like the area that we live in.
We bought new doors for the house and installed them and plan to order new windows soon. There are things that I would like to do cosmetically to the house but figure we should do the things that are more energy efficient and will help other costs.

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