Independance Day

This morning at the Crowl's in Pittsburg, Frank cooked sausage and pancakes for the whole gang . . . and that was a bunch of people. After breakfast, I helped with the massive clean-up while the kids engaged in board games, riding the golf cart or 4-wheeler, and played yard games. Some watched a DVD movie on television.


I took Greg on a tour of Pittsburg including the Pittsburg State University campus and the Vietnam War Memorial. Seeing "The Wall" at the memorial is a very moving experience.

This is Greg at "The Wall" in Pittsburg. It is supposed to be a replica of the memorial in Washington, D.C.








We returned to the Crowl's just in time for a traditional Fourth of July feast of hamburgers and brats on the grill along with potato salad, Cole slaw, baked beans, and all of the trimmings . . . washed down with a cold beer. That was followed by home-made ice cream. Yummy!

The kids were playing games, riding the golf cart and 4-wheeler, and beginning to set off fireworks while the adults sat around in the yard talking and watching all of the activity . . . a typical family Fourth of July.


















I thought it was a fairly laid-back day, but the "confusion" of too many kids, too much noise, and too much activity got on Carole's nerves. She wanted to go home. So we skipped the kids nighttime fireworks show and headed for home.

We arrived back home about 8:00 PM and watched the Fourth of July fireworks display in New York City over the Hudson River, then the fireworks display in Boston out over the bay, all on television. It was very impressive, but not as much fun as it would have been watching all of the kids setting off fireworks in Pittsburg.

So ended our Independence Day.