"The Fourth" or "Day 23"

We began with some challenges and attempted to move beyond them.

We went to a cookout and ate. It began to get much too hot to play outside and who wants to sit inside on Independence Day? Well, I do, but children have different ideas concerning these things. We ended up at the play center at the mall.

Things were going quite well until, well, they weren't and we had to leave. Immediately.

Then there was the lightbulb that went on after some brainstorming and after a detour for bathing suits and sun grease, we ended up at the sprinkler park.

Things were going quite well until, well, they weren't and it was getting close to time for more cooking out and eating, so we had to leave.

More cooking and eating happened.

Then we came home. Not everyone is sleeping, but they are quiet and in bed. I expect them to be asleep very soon. And The Mommy and The Furry Buddy sat and each silently rejoiced.

The End.