Thursday July 4th

The evenings have been full and I have been tired so there have been a few posts. So I will take a minute to get caught up on our activities. I have a friend who posts daily about three things she is thankful for, and I am going to steal that idea and add what I am thankful for. When traveling with a large group of folks that you are just getting to know it is easy to find faults or issues especially when traveling outside our own comfortable lifestyle.

3 things I am thankful for:
1.The cool weather that only gets really hot for a few hours each day
2.The beautiful land that God created - the mountains, the lake, the trees (even though I wish he had not made mountains quite so steep!)
3. Being an American

July 4th - Independence Day
The 4th was a work day just like any other here. We headed to the job site for a full day of work. Several people had asked a few days before about climbing the mountain near the work site. So a few stayed to help with the brick laying and several headed up the mountain on a hike. Lexie and I went on the hike and James stayed to help. Next week they will take another group up. We saw several burros and their owners heading either up or down the mountain. It was a narrow rocky path that zig zagged the whole way to the top. The view at the top was beautiful to see the mountains and the lake. However, we were not much help when we got back down the mountain! It was exhausting!

In the evening we had an American style picnic with hamburgers and hotdogs. We also deviled eggs and potato salad.

We missed celebrating the 4th with our girls and shooting fireworks, but we are definitely appreciating the country in which we live.