Happy 4th of July!

Our street is lined with American flags and has been for a few days now. Many streets around the Dallas area are also lined with flags. Keeping the boys from peeing on the flags has been quite the challenge the last few days. After all the flags are at the perfect level for the boys! The rows of flags has even withstood the rainy conditions! I seriously doubt that we will have any fireworks since rain is once again predicted for today. The Dallas area spreads out their fireworks displays, some areas were scheduled to have fireworks last night but had to cancel due to the thunderstorms. We've had lots of rain lately and the rain isn't expected to let up any time soon since the remnants of Hurricane Alex will go over Texas.

We are currently kicking back watching the Wimbledon men's final. Can Berdych take down Nadal after taking out Federer and DJokovic? I doubt it!

Soon I will be baking some brownies as a special treat for the 4th. I baked brownies early last week using a new recipe but I packaged them up to send to a friend of mine for her birthday. Since those brownies were a gift I didn't try them so I will at least get to try this batch! Here's a little tip I discovered for bakers out there. Put the entire pan of brownies in the fridge for about 20 minutes before cutting them. It makes them less crumbly when cutting.

Happy 4th of July to all! Have a safe and enjoyable holiday!