4th of July post......

Night of the Bright Skies and Big Bangs!

Once again…….I have to say that being outside of cyberspace is very, very disturbing to me….and difficult to enjoy. After my post on Tuesday from the parking lot of the Community Center in Eldon, MO……I returned to NE Missouri. Arriving back by mid-afternoon…….it wasn’t long before my youngest son, Jeremy and his current lady friend, arrived.

He had had a rather prolonged trip, having finally flown out Baton Rouge after the storms had departed Dallas. Landing in Dallas hours late, he managed to get a very late flight to ST Louis arriving there at 2AM on Tuesday. He got to a hotel near the Lambert International and then yesterday morning he rented a car to get around the city. His friend drove over from Evansville, IN by early afternoon, and the two of them drove on up here for the weekend.

Today……well, we were up and going by 8am as many of the 1st Lady’s family members were to be here for the early afternoon dinner and fireworks later this evening. In all, there were 27 here for dinner and three more arrived later in the day. Missing from the family were 15 who couldn’t be here today for various reasons! Amazing how a family increases from the 1st Lady’s two parents to this number of people in what seems like a few short years! Dinner with that many in this not so large house…..well, it was a challenge to get it prepared and then for everyone to find a place to sit, eat, and enjoy. However……it went very smoothly and everyone had a great time!

This evening, there were many who remained for the fireworks….both the ones we had and the fireworks which were sponsored by one of the local trucking companies here in Monroe City. All in all……there were about two hours of loud bangs and lit up skies for everyone’s enjoyment.

Dr. Jeni and Darrel and girls arrived during the night last night in their new motor home and boondocked at the family farm just outside of town. While their new RV is a hybrid between a semi tractor/cab with an RV type box on it, they can also tow Darrel’s race car long trailer with all of the horsepower that this hybrid has under the “hood”.

And so…..another 4th of July slipped into history……and the good times we had here with the family were also one for the family history book. The afternoon also gave us a time for those of us in the family “Board of Directors” to meet and discuss the business of the farm, the acreage that is currently being rented, the crop rotations on this land, and the financial investments and growth of the farm.

Hopefully, I can get this posted tomorrow….Thursday….and then as always,

Life IS Great……and I hope it is for all of you, also!!!!