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What a weekend!

We had the most lovely 4^th of July Weekend. God blessed us with

incredible beautiful weather on Friday- mid-70’s and sunny. Simply gorgeous. We enjoyed a wonderful laid back day of visiting with friends and family, playing games and eating.

Gearing up for a party- Look what I did!

 We’re gearing up for our 4^th of July party here on the homestead.
My whole family plus an itty bit of Mr. Steady’s family (1 sister and family- 6 of them- and that’s an itty bit when you consider he’s one of 9). Oh and our dear, dear friends will be here too.
There will be at least 26 of us but we always manage to add a couple of tag-a-longs too.
Adds zip to the fun.
Our Little Bitty Town Parade comes right past our front door and so we’ll begin the day with the parade.
Followed by a scrump-dilly-ish-ous luncheon on the lawn featuring Mr. Steady’s homemade Port-a-Pit chicken (shh, secret recipe).
With tons of homemade and homestyle outdoor games- hillbilly horseshoes, 2 different washer games & corn hole (everyone has a different name for these games).
As well as bocce ball and croquet. And squirt guns if the kidlets can get away with it.
And bubbles. Lots of bubbles and popsicles for the littles.
Which will probably then lead us to a bit of nap time.
Then it’s a rip-roarin’ rendition of lunch leftovers.
Lightening bug catchin’.
Mr. Steady’s small fireworks prequel.
Ending with a stumble bumble walk in the dark to an open field a few blocks away for . . . .
4^th of July Fireworks!!!

And all that just to say--------- that today I made the most wonderful, dazzling, pat-myself-on-the-back-cuz’-I’m-ingenious invitations.
Take a gander---

Aren’t they just gobble-you-right-up dandy?!
I made them all by myself.
From scratch with my ancient printshop program.
They’re suppose to look like a firework- hence the ribbons at the top.
Yeah, Mr. Steady didn’t quite get that when he looked at them. He did indeed like them though.
It's just printed on white cardstock and cut out.
And it fits into a regular legal size envelope- of which I have a ton of.
On the back we included a list of items our guests may want to bring with them (outdoor games, lawn chairs, bug repellent by the gallon- you know, "the usual") and our request of two dishes to pass.
I've started a stack in the kitchen of red, white and blue things . . . .
Gotta have decore-- even if its outdoors.

A special breakfast

Here is what the children saw when they came into the kitchen for breakfast this morning:

The girls were having the special scones and Mr. Conductor had opted for his favorite vanilla yogurt topped with crushed Oreos. I took apart a bouquet from Walmart (It was marked half off- cost $2.41) and made small arrangements at each placesetting (and still had enough flowers and filler left over to make 5 more small vase arrangements that grace the kitchen windowsill above the sink). The big vase of roses was also half off at Walmart (cost $9.49) and was later on cut down to make a smaller full arrangement in my latest treasure- a milk glass goblet/vase.
Oh and here is what the kids gave me back:

Valentine Kisses!!!