Today is Independence Day!  I’m always glad for the 4th of July, we get a three day weekend and an excuse to get together with friends and family and cook burgers on the grill!  And then later we go to see the local fire department’s fireworks show.  It’s always fun to go there because we bring chairs and blankets and picnic snacks and end up running into people we know and have a good time visiting there too.  What makes it better is that the fire department often arranges to have some entertainment going on before the fireworks; a local band plays a couple of sets, there are refreshment stands, face painting for the kids.  There is a carnival type atmosphere and the fireworks show is always a good one!