the fourth is coming! the fourth is coming!

well, today was a filming and observation day. it went by fairly quickly and as one of my coworkers said, it's like a thursday since we have the 4th off. smile.

i took extra lunch today so that my friend could try something new-the chili is a little spicy...i mean it clears out the sinuses. and don't tell kay, but i didn't even put all of the chilies in that the recipe called for-i substituted in bell peppers for the canned diced jalapenos that were supposed to be in there...then i made her try a fig,date,cherry,pecan,almond bar. once again, there was a hesitation because of the consistency, but once she got around that, she finished it off. (it has a great taste!) all sorts of firsts this summer.

i left her with the chili, and when i came back, it was completely gone. she said she enjoyed it so much she actually drank the rest of the soup from the bottom of the dish...(kay, if you dumped it down the sink because it was too much, my feelings wouldn't be hurt, so be honest!) actually, i believe her because she had just cleared out her sinuses right before i walked in. tomorrow we try something new.

on the way home today, the person in front of me was using hand signals, so i thought maybe their signal lights were bad. but the brake lights were working...then after a few more turns, he starts to use the blinker. boy was he lucky i had learned my hand signals early as a childhood biker! i think it was back in brodhead, and as i recall we had bike issues. sometimes they'd get stolen. we always registered them down in the basement of the police station with officer tulia (i think that was her name-i vaguely recall, but she used to come to our school and do safety stuff, and when we moved to costa rica, we gave her our cat because she lived on a farm and said they would take her).

and remember how i was talking about the bird i thought might be a mocking bird yesterday? there were also a couple of other birds watching him be a jerk (i hope they find the water, although if they don't, i was walking down the stairs this morning hearing the fountain in the pond out back thinking i could put up a bird sign pointing them around to the back of the building...oh, the competition.) not that i would know, but i think the other two birds might have been turtle doves (there were two of them, just like the song says) i mean, i did get a bird-watcher patch in brownies for going on a bird-watching trip...and i had this cool little green book with pictures of all sorts of birds- i loved the oriole for the brilliant color!

when i got home, i let the boys out and then ran to the store and when i got home, they were waiting for me...

are they pathetic or what?!

 so i told them to go get ready for their 4th of july pic, because i found props!

they do so well when there are treats involved...they've got the sit and stay! so photogenic!

bruno said, "i'm thomas jefferson!" and chaco laughed and said, "fine, i'll be john adams...where's the wig and fake teeth?" they love watching the documentaries with me, i'm so proud that they pay attention!

my boys are patriots,
julie