Hello everyone! I had a GREAT birthday. My parents watched the kids so that Jason and I could go out and enjoy an evening to ourselves. We went to a movie and then to Carlos O Kelleys for drinks, chips and salsa, and the famous fried ice cream. Jason got me an all over body massage for my birthday. So that will be great when I decide to use it. It was the perfect gift. I got sick very early Sunday morning and have been sick since. I missed Monday and Tuesday from work. Today is my first day back. I am still pretty weak though. I had strep throat along with sinus infection. It really threw me for a loop. I am taking tomorrow off from work to make it a longer weekend. I had already planned on it before I became sick. It will give me one more day to also recuperate from being ill. We had a chance to take my parents downtown the other night so they could see the destruction from the flooding. They were totally speechless. They just couldn't believe it. They were astonished at how the water could have been that high and create such a tragedy.

Does anyone have big plans for the 4th of July weekend? I am not sure what we are going to do. Because of all the flooding this year, they moved the fireworks for another location with very limited seating. I doubt that we go. We usually don't. It's just too crowded and the kids are still scared of them anyway. We will probably just make it a quiet day with family and possibly grill out. We hope to let the kids play outside most of the day. It is supposed to be nice weather.

In closing, I want to leave everyone with a quote:

May the sun in his course visit no land more free, more happy, more lovely, than this our own country! Daniel Webster

Please have a safe and Happy 4th of July weekend.

Blessings to all of you,

Janese