I got back to the house a little before 1 and had a salad for lunch. Nancy was starting to feel a little better and she had kept busy with all of the prep work for the evenings supper while I was at Element. Bobby called and he and his kiddos as well as Ava who had spent the night with Annsley were at Danielle and Neal's house on Lake Seminole along with neighbor John and his son Phoenix. I brought along my Maharajah slalom ski so it could be used once again after 35 years of being in the attic. John had a new drag tube that would seat a couple adults or 3 kids and we had a blast being drug around the lake behind this ski boat jumping waves and being swung out on an arc at high speeds. What a grand time we had and the kiddos were thrilled and never wanted to stop. I headed out around 3 as the rest of them did all kinds of water boarding and skiing in between the rain clouds after I left. The clouds actually kept it nice and bearable outside in the boat.
Everyone including GG came for supper which consisted of two huge roasting hens as well as smashed taters, carrots, green beans and salad as well as biscuits. I stayed away from the biscuits and had just a small dollop of taters and gravy. Nancy had made a chocolate cake with her famous tasting white icing as well as ice cream for dessert. Wow what a feast and that will be the last family dinner until we get back from the mountains for a week or so in September. The kiddos all played great and now they entertain one another as they grow older. The girls had a fabulous time together overnight at Bobby's.
Well after baths they all headed out around 9'ish for home and all of a sudden it was so quiet in the house we could hardly stand it. I tuned into the Lightning versus the Rangers hockey playoff game and we prevailed 2-0 in their home rink, wow what a game that was and now they will come back to Tampa for what we hope will be the final game on Tuesday. The Ray's after winning the first two games of a four game series lost the last two games but are still in first place in the division over the Yankees.
We are are getting close to packing for the next several months while at the cabin as we eat down the freezers and our food stocks. We will eat at the Ross House today as Tyler smokes pork ribs and I will contribute the last of my collards to the meal which will probably include pinto beans and slaw. Amy has become such a fine cook much like her mother and sets a bountiful table. We are eating there again on Wednesday night as we will have the house in order for an early morning departure on Thursday.
Well take a moment to reflect on what this day means to many Americans who have lost a loved one in the line of duty while preserving the freedom and liberty we so enjoy. This day should be one of our most celebrated holidays because of our strong military and the willingness of our men and women to lay down their lives for our nation. No thanks to this inept administration and commander in chief we now have lost our foremost might and influence on the world's stage of influence. We have allowed our land to be infiltrated by those who want to change our way of life and destroy our culture by this government all under the name of political correctness. I stand in awe of those who fought for our freedoms and what was right only to see politics ruin their legacy. I stand with Israel in their stand that "never again" will they be subjugated. We need to stand up against those in our government who want to see America's hegemony decline on the world stage
