flying dinosaurs on the Fourth of July

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UPDATED:

Happy Fourth of July, everyone! It has been wicked awesome to watch all of you share in the comments on this post where you are from, and to see people connecting with neighbors as well as old friends and new right here on my blog! I'm tickled pink. And I also went bowling with my husband on our date tonight and I beat him best two out of three. Just so you know.

ORIGINAL POST:

"I want to be a flying dinosaur, Mama. With wings. And horns! Can you help me make a costume?"



And so help him I did. Using butcher paper and red Christmas tape that says "No peeking!"



Christmas tape seems appropriate for July, no?

If you follow me on Twitter or clicked on the links in Tweets in my left sidebar (Yes! I finally figured out how to add photos to my Tweets so I can show you as well as tell you what we are up to throughout the day. If you didn't check them out yesterday then you also missed the photographs of Prince Charming and his roofing fork out by the fire last night trying to catch raccoons!), you probably already saw Big Mac in his Superman shirt leaving on an adventure yesterday. That's right: our little flying dinosaur flew the coop.

Big Mac is at family camp with my mom and sister this weekend. The same family camp that Prince Charming and I grew up going to together, though we've not been there in many, many years. It's hours and hours away; my sweet sister picked Big Mac up from the Splash Pad and drove him and her son to camp. The last I heard, they had procured a cabin (with no indoor plumbing or electricity) for themselves and the boys were playing in the sand.

A few days before he left, I broke the news about family camp to Big Mac. His jaw dropped open and he literally exclaimed, "All my dreams are coming true!"

Indeed, my dear little flying dinosaur. They are. Have fun at family camp!

That leaves me and Prince Charming (the Queen Mum has been gone for some time. She'll be doing lots of traveling and staying at her own house in another state this summer. But she'll be back eventually!) and only three of our MSC (Many Small Children) for this Fourth of July weekend. Today we drove out to the country a bit to do some work related errands Prince Charming needed to do.

And whether you spend your Fourth with flying dinosaurs or not, have a good one! We plan to catch some fireworks tomorrow ourselves. And maybe hit some local summer festival. I won't be blogging on the Fourth, and while I'm gone, I have an Independence Day activity for you all!

First, I want yo to open your desks and take our your number 2 pencil.

Just kidding.

Actually, in honor of the day we celebrate our nation's independence, I thought it would be fun to see which states (or provinces or countries!) you guys are living in! For the rest of the weekend, when you comment, tell us where you're from...city, state, county, province, country...be as general or as specific as you want! That means you too, silent ones, lurkers, non-commenters, this is easy: You can comment by just stating your state if you want! And, as I mentioned, readers from outside the United States please jump in here with us! Independence Day is about all things USA, and we celebrate not just our history but also our relationships with the world.



So, whether we are all out jumping on trampolines in our best patriotic dresses, celebrating with barbecues, picnics, trips to the lake, the beach, the pool or the mountains, eating watermelon and homemade ice cream, or staying close to home, let's take stock of where you all are, my dear blogging friends! And in the processs, you may find some local friends among your fellow readers. Feel free to use the "reply" feature beneath someone else's comment. Clicking there and then commenting will thread yours under theirs as a comment to that person, such as, "Hey! Whaddyaknow!? I live in Tinytown, too!" Or whatever.

In fact, just to make it more fun, I will let you know next week if we hit all 50 states this weekend, and even which is the state that can claim the biggest number of commenting wolverines!

I'll start in the comments first to show you how easy it can be. Happy Fourth!

FURTHER UPDATED:

Comments on this post are now closed. Stay tuned to see a breakdown of where all of you are from!!