Thursday, July 03, 2008

Happy 4th of July!


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We are having a cook-out for the 4th of July. Phillip's family and some friends from church will be coming over. I will be busy tidying up the house and preparing the food today. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and I'll be back later to share pictures of our celebration. There will be no "Show and Tell Friday" due to the long weekend.

~4th of July Menu~

Hamburgers
Hot dogs
Pasta salad
Baked beans
Crackers and Parmesan/artichoke dip
Chips and guacamole
Watermelon
Strawberry/Blueberry shortcake
Peach Cobbler and vanilla ice cream
Iced Tea
Lemonade

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~July~

Past the meadows, parched and brown,
We drove across the hills to town
To see the big parade;
The sunny pavements burned our feet.
It was so noisy in the street;
That Tommy felt afraid.

Through the crowds, with fife and drum
And flags, we saw the soldiers come,
And boys marched either side,
And one big fat man rode ahead
Who had a sword, and Billy said,
"They're captains when they ride."

They carried flags, red, white and blue.
I wished I was a soldier too;
Then when the big drum beat
The people all would run to see,
And little boys would stare at me
As we marched up the street.

K. Pyle

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~Happy 4th of July!~

38 comments:

  1. I Say It Again: I love your blog!! Beautiful! karol

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  2. What time is dinner? ;-)


    Happy 4th!!!!!!!!

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  3. Sounds yummy! Happy 4th of July!

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  4. Your meal sounds great! I love your vintage Independence day prints! Have a great 4th!

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  5. Kelli, you have a wonderful celebration!

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  6. Anonymous7:40 AM

    What a wonderful menu. Have a Happy 4th with your family and friends.

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  7. happy 4th of july doll.
    have a fab weekend.
    oxoox,
    jessi

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  8. Hope you have a wonderful 4th too!
    I love your pictures...and the menu!

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  9. Anonymous8:52 AM

    Sounds like a great Meal you have planned, to bad I wasnt closer Id come over and eat and celebrate with ya! Have a good one.

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  10. I so hope you have a great holiday. I love your blog on holidays...and your menu sounds so good.

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  11. Kelli,

    I hope you have lovely weather for your barbecue. Your menu looks delightful. (If I lived closer, I would be tempted to drop in!)

    Happy 4th to you!

    Gina

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  12. Hi Kelli - This is my first visit to your blog, and what a great day to start! I love the old fashioned 4th of July artwork, and your home decorations are terrific, too. I look forward to stopping by again!

    Happy Fourth of July!

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  13. Happy 4th of July, I hope you
    have a wonderful one.... love
    the neat postcards! See you next
    week for S&T !

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  14. Anonymous4:13 PM

    Kelli, a wonderful post. That is one of the great poems of all time. Set a place at the table for me.
    Love,
    Nancy

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  15. Anonymous5:01 PM

    I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

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  16. Your menu looks so good. Hope you have a safe and fun weekend. Julie

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  17. Happy 4th to you and yours!

    hugs, Linda

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  18. May your family celebration be filled with joy!

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  19. Happy 4th of July to your and your family too.

    Your menu sounds delicous.
    We will be eating lots of those same things too.

    Can't wait to see the pictures.
    I hope to post a 4th of July slideshow this weekend.

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  20. Oh Yes Kelli, I almost forget! You are celebrating 4th of July in the US today! So have a great week-end!

    I am looking forward to a relaxing week-end, too! It's raining cats and dogs outside and I will finally have the time to get some housework done - instead of gardening!

    Take care and best wishes, Anita

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  21. Love those vintage postcard images! Hope you have a great weekend!

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  22. Happy 4th of July for you and your family. Your meal sounds perfect to me. Have a wonderful weekend.

    Hugs Britta

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  23. Happy 4th of July! Have a wonderful weekend. Your cookout menu sounds yummy! :-)

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  24. Blessings to you and yours! ( and the puppy ) Stay safe and enjoy! Love your pictures!

    Blessings~
    Kelly

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  25. Anonymous8:42 AM

    Have a great weekend!
    I did my post as usual. Only, I did it earlier and delay posted.
    Have fun with your guests.
    Mama Bear

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  26. Happy Independence Day Kelli! I think your family's plan is wonderful - what great memories you are gathering! I do pray that you will have a safe and happy day!
    Blessings!
    Heather

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  27. That menu sounds delicious.

    Happy Fourth to you and your family.

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  28. Happy 4th to you, too!

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  29. Anonymous9:37 AM

    Have a wonderful Independence Day

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  30. Anonymous10:19 AM

    Kelli, you have a wonderful day with your family today.

    Love your menu by the way.

    God bless.

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  31. Happy 4th of July to you my dear Kelli:-) I wish I could cross the border and go celebrate with you today...I'll have a hamburger please! hehe xoxo

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  32. Have a safe & blessed 4th of July with your family. I am enjoying your blog always dear friend. Hugs, Mica

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  33. Your entire blog is great. The food looks delicious. The poem is beautiful and the vintage post cards are unique.

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  34. Happy 4th of July. Here in Italy nobody knows about it of course. I showed some pictures of my holidays at the Garda Lake.

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  35. Hi Kelli, Just dropping by to say HI.
    Susan

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  36. Anonymous7:30 PM

    Hi Kelli,

    I love all your patriotic displays! I trust that you've had a joyous celebration.

    Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

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  37. Hope you had a wonderful celebration with your family for the 4th!

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  38. Hi Kelli....hope you had a wonderful 4th of July celebration! Sounds super yummy :) I'm going to have to write down the recipe for the shortcake you shared a few days back :) Take care!

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I appreciate you stopping by for a visit and taking the time to say hi! I will try to answer any questions here in the comments.
~Kelli