The 4th of July

One of my all-time favorite 4th of July was in 1979. I celebrated this on in Provo Utah. I had been in Utah since June 25th. I spent several days in Salt Lake City with one of the Sister Missionaries, Joy Lyn Deppe that taught me the discussions in Miami Florida. The rest of the time I spent with Trudy Adair in Provo, she was one of my other Sister Missionaries.

Here are my scrapbook pages from that special day.

The Parade

Sundance

B-Que & Fireworks

Some of my other favorite 4ths of July were in Taylor Arizona. Small towns do the 4th in a big way. One of Taylor’s traditions is to shoot of an anvil. I can’t find any pictures of it and I thought I had some so I didn’t take any when I was there this pass Saturday. They start at 4 AM shooting off the anvil. It was so loud on Saturday I jump so high in bed I almost fell out of bed. The light gun power under the anvil and up it goes. They do this around town and parade down the streets honking horns and all.

I found a YouTube video of how it is done for your viewing pleasure.

 

There are also Cowboy Poetry &  Singing presentations. We went to one on Saturday July 2nd. I enjoyed it but I didn’t hear any of my old favorite Cowboy songs like Ghost Riders in the Sky and They Call the Wind Mariah. There were only three songs I knew, the Orange Blossom Special, God Bless the USA and I forgot the third song.



The Desert Sons

These guys were good, The Desert Sons.

This couple are from Texas, Jean & Gary Prescott and they did a good job also.  I love her boots and I am not a boot gal.

However we celebrate I want to remember what it really means to be an American and the birth of our great nation.

Advent Calendar: Holiday Happenings

December 15 – The Holiday Happenings!

Often times December to mid-January birthdays and anniversaries get over shadowed by the Christmas/Hanukkah/New Year holidays. So we’re going to shine a spotlight on those family members and ancestors this time around. Select one or more December to mid-January birthdays and/or anniversaries on your family tree. Write a short tribute to or memory of those birthday guys and gals and write a toast to the anniversary couples.

My mother Edith's birthday was December 26th but I don't know any of the stories about how she celebrated her birthday.  To me it would be a real drag.  She died before my 1st Birthday, that is why I don't know.

My husband's birthday is in mid December and he never had a birthday gift wrapped in Birthday paper until I was dating him.  Or so he told me.  All his gifts were always wrapped in Christmas paper.  That made me feel sad, knowing my husband, he just let it roll off his back.  Matter of fact I just asked him about any special events for his birthday or about the gift wrap and doesn't remember.  That would be my honey!!