Will do a quick post about the 4th of July weekend. The weekend at the lake was great. We had a fireworks display that overshadowed some of those of the resorts around us that we could see from our back deck. It's Doug's second favorite holiday, only bested by Christmas and nearly as costly if she'd let him go, says Suzanne. We were all eager for dark. The little kids got to shoot off some of theirs before dark, so that helped pass the time for them. We had some intermittent rainshowers, but they really didn't delay our show or get our supplies wet. At one point the guys needed a break so didn't mind the short shower. The guys had a tarp set up below the deck for a possible downpour, but it didn't rain that hard and they were glad they didn't need it. Doug and his helpers lit the rounds off on a piece of plywood they set up,, on the swimdock. The swimdock is far enough away to keep the little kids from getting too near and the plywood protected the surface of the swimdock. Needless to say, Doug is extremely cautious.

The weekend attendees were Scott, Jalen, Brayden, Doug, Suzanne, Josie, Lukas, Mad Dog, Groves, Goldman, Suzanne {Goldman's girlfriend}, Mike Lynch, Mike Lundry and his family and myself. If I've left anyone off the list, I apologize. Mike Lynch nor Mike Lundry and family couldn't be there for the fireworks display so they missed a great show. Lots of the neighbors appreciated the show and some chipped in to cover the costs. We heard great cheers joining in after Doug set off any huge display - which most of them were.

I went to bed about eleven that night, which is late for me, expecting to find a mess when I got up. But these young people had already done most of the cleanup and burned the trash from the evening. I really knew they would have things done. Most of them slept as late as they were allowed next morning. Even the little ones slept late. The boat ran fine and the guys put some time on it. We're having our woes with the waverunner but Doug thinks he can probably fix it. He'll just have to bring it to St. Louis and will probably do so next weekend. What would we do without Doug??