TheApprentice Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 . . . or hosting one:sad: And we might go to the fireworks tonight.:001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justamouse Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 (edited) Nope. We partied it up last night, recovery is today and back to the grind tomorrow. ;) Watching Cake Boss marathon and eating leftovers, perhaps floating around in the pool. We never party before a workday. It's too hard to head back in with your brain firing at full capacity. Edited July 4, 2011 by justamouse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 No. And I'll do you one better: my kids are finishing up their school work. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amey311 Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Nope. We're having a pretty "regular" dinner (it's not a very frequent option, but I make it at least once a month), and we're not going to fireworks. It is expected to rain. We just bothered looking in to a thing at the zoo that would've been super for us, but it's sold out. I did get some poppers and some sparklers that we might let the kids use later tonight. It's work and school here tomorrow, so it feels more like a regular weekend day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan in SC Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Our pool has a big cookout, but we decided not to go- I think. My son has a theatre rehearsal tonight, so we are resting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Its just a regular Monday here :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YLVD Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Nope, we aren't doing much at all! I've not been feeling great and we aren't big on major 4th of July stuff. SO is cooking dinner, maybe on the grill, and then the three of us may watch fireworks on tv, lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Elf Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 We don't celebrate this holiday. It's just a day to remember when we declared independence, but I don't see the need for all the hoopla that normally surrounds it. Then again, I don't see the need for all the hoopla surrounding new years eve either. And yes, today is a regular school day for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Nope, not us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extendedforecast Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 We're not either :( DH is working 7am to close (around 2-3 am), and it just doesn't feel right to celebrate without him. He will be off for the next few days, so we will have a nice cook out tomorrow. I have a nice brisket ready to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLG Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 None here. Fireworks even canceled due to fires. It's ribs in the crockpot with potato salad and homemade ice cream as the celebration! Dogs certainly will not miss the fireworks.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 It's a big weekend for our business (campground), so now we just want everyone to pack up, get out, and go home :D. I'm home with the kids today and we just finished a regular school day. We're planning on kayaking after my husband closes the office this afternoon. No cookouts for us, but we'll be having a beer on the patio to celebrate having a good turn-out at the campground this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen in PA Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 It is not a holiday at DH's work, so it is just a normal weekday until he gets home. Then we'll head out for fireworks, but that's about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheApprentice Posted July 4, 2011 Author Share Posted July 4, 2011 Good to know. Now I don't feel so bad serving Tacos for dinner tonight.;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YLVD Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Good to know. Now I don't feel so bad serving Tacos for dinner tonight.;) Tacos sound great! I think I will suggest to SO that he should make those for dinner, lol If you drink, have some champagne with it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baseball mom Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Just a normal day here. Dh grilled hot dogs for lunch but he grills all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovedtodeath Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 . . . or hosting one:sad: And we might go to the fireworks tonight.:001_huh: Well DH has to work tomorrow and the fireworks don't start until 10, so we will likely miss all of it. I hate daylight savings time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Nope. We are going top Red Robin for my daughter's 3rd birthday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingChris Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 We are moving starting July 11th and we finished up the propane tank last weekend since it is so hard to know exactly how much there is in there. So no home BBQ and we are going to the fireworks and bringing Greek Chicken pitas I make at home for that. We will probably grill again when we move to Residence Inn next Wednesday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyej Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Ds is off at Scout camp. We make cook some hotdogs on the grill and do sparklers with dd, but no major cookout with masses of other people. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovedtodeath Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 We don't celebrate this holiday. It's just a day to remember when we declared independence, but I don't see the need for all the hoopla that normally surrounds it. Then again, I don't see the need for all the hoopla surrounding new years eve either. And yes, today is a regular school day for us. So... no 4th of July and no New Years Eve... You must have a "fireworks free" lifestyle.;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter's Moon Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 We went to a party on Saturday, but today we're just hanging out here in the AC :D My dad went fishing this AM and then came home and mowed our lawn and our neighbors, my mom watched the closing of the Casey Anthony trial, my boyfriend is coming over for dinner (roasted chicken, asparagus, home fries & onions) and that's about it. No fireworks tonight either. Our city is having them, but after years of going to watch them downtown where it isn't the safest place to be, we got over them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewellsmommy Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Nope, not going to one and not hosting one. We will go to fireworks tonight, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 We are moving starting July 11th and we finished up the propane tank last weekend since it is so hard to know exactly how much there is in there. So no home BBQ and we are going to the fireworks and bringing Greek Chicken pitas I make at home for that. We will probably grill again when we move to Residence Inn next Wednesday. :drool5: Those sound delicious! Recipe, please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaniceO Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 We're not doing anything special today either, aside from making a special 4th of July dessert. My hubby's work schedule is messed up and he can't go with us to watch fireworks, so we are all staying home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukeswife Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Nope, My dh has to get ready to go on an underway tomorrow, so we'll just hang out at the house and I'll drop him at the ship later on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YLVD Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 So... no 4th of July and no New Years Eve... You must have a "fireworks free" lifestyle.;) I'm not here but we don't really get to see fireworks IRL unless on the waterfront somewhere. No fireworks are allowed here and they take it seriously! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T'smom Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 We just got home from the movies! Tickets for shows before noon are really cheap! We went to a fireworks display last night- not an experience I'm looking to repeat anytime soon. Tacos for dinner sound really good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeganCupcake Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 We had all of DH's family here yesterday for dinner and now we are recovering. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mazakaal Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Well, since we moved to the UK, I've never really felt comfortable celebrating the 4th. "Yea! We're independent from you lot! I want to celebrate!" I wasn't sure how that would go over with the neighbors. Of course, maybe they'd be celebrating alongside me. "Yea! We're free of those bloomin' Yanks! We want to celebrate!" :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama2Many4 Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Nope. DH is working today. Double time and a half, and I'd rather have that to apply some extra to bills than frolic at a cookout. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleIzumi Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Nope. We're not all patriotic like that. :tongue_smilie: We read the opening of the Declaration of Independence, but parades? Fireworks? Carnivals? Nope. :lol: Normally we would do our own cookout but it's been the most insane weekend so we haven't planned anything like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama2Many4 Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Nope. We are going top Red Robin for my daughter's 3rd birthday. We just had a Red Robin open here. How are they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
athena1277 Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 No celebration for us. I would like to go to see the fireworks, but it would mean being up way past bedtime and dh has to work tomorrow. Also, the kids and I are leaving to visit my parents Thursday, so I'm washing clothes and packing. Dh is cooking some ribs for dinner, which is a special treat, so that is the extent of our celebrating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendi Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 We're on our own, too. We invited friends, but they couldn't make it. We will just swim and relax, then probably go to see "Super 8" before watching the city fireworks from the mall parking lot. Wendi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatieJ Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 We are home today. Hubby is taking the weekend to do his plumbing and electrical work in the bathroom we are remodeling. The contractor shows up next week to start sheetrock, tile, etc. We did go to our daughter's on Saturday night for a cookout and fireworks. So we did celebrate, just not today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithManor Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 No cookout or family get-together for us. Dh is studying for an Oracle certification exam...time for his last level. Dd is on an EMS shift and with the amount of drinking and driving done in the city where they asked for extra help, I doubt she will have a quiet shift. :( The boys are taking a break from working on 4-H projects and I have attacked mount laundry with a vengence. I told the kids that they'd be joining a nudist colony because I'm tired of washing clothes. The new was not well received! :lol: Faith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 We're cooking out, but it's just the 3 of us. And we won't go to see the fireworks, but dh and ds bought some home fireworks to set off in the driveway tonight. All in all, it's a pretty low key Fourth for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnTheBrink Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 No, we had a church picnic last night. Today, we're resting and doing some house cleaning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Well, we are going to a cook-out. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 We weren't supposed to. LOL I thought I was getting out of it this year. We usually have a big-ish bbq but didn't plan one this year. Friends who know we usually do this, called, so now we are having them over. LOL Oh, well it will be good. They are casual people and they used to live in our neighborhood so their kids are very comfortable here. I was sitting her in my cozy clothes, now I need to get up and start cooking/cleaning. Guess I had better get a move on :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3peasinWa Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 we had more of a 4th of July weekend & today is our usual Monday. We saw a fantastic firework show on the lake last night! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faith Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Nothing for us today. Hubby had to work today. We had a cookout on Friday when my hubby and kids were here. That's all we did. Not allowed to shoot off fireworks in the city limits here so we won't be doing that either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 We're going to a local church's fireworks festival tonight. It's a yearly tradition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truscifi Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Nope! Dh has to work, and ds and I are hanging out at home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 I do love fireworks shows, but hate driving there, finding a spot, hoping it doesn't get rained out, then fighting the traffic to get home afterwards. All for a 20 minute display. :001_smile: So, for past few years we've all agreed not to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Florida Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Of course, we're vegans, so the whole cook-out thing isn't really our speed. We moved a couple of months ago to a house that puts us within walking distance of the big city park where they do the fireworks. There are also booths and music and things going on most of the afternoon. So, my kids have a friend over, and the plan is to walk over to the park later to browse the event and watch the fireworks. I baked a cake. We have snack foods and sparling grape juice and some sparklers. That'll be it for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tess in the Burbs Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 We aren't. Did our own thing for lunch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pippen Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Not us. The kids are working on fair projects and will probably go to the fireworks later with their dad. I'm off my allergy meds for some testing this week and I'm staying indoors as much as possible. I'll probably do something on the grill later and I have corn on the cob and watermelon in the fridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UmMusa Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Sitting on the couch over here. DH also sitting around, napping, and generally taking it easy. Kids playing with stuff. I canned some fresh figs I picked yesterday off my dad's tree. No parties here.. don't feel bad! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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