{"id":1548,"date":"2009-07-04T15:05:29","date_gmt":"2009-07-04T23:05:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ptb.gonfalon.org\/?p=9"},"modified":"2009-07-04T15:05:29","modified_gmt":"2009-07-04T23:05:29","slug":"9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gonfalon.org\/eclat\/2009\/07\/04\/9\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Independance day!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We did what we always do on July 4th:
\n – go to the parade
\n – forget the sunscreen
\n – rationalize that to go back and get it would be silly because
\n – it ALWAYS is cold and foggy on the 4th
\n – belatedly remember that it’s sometimes REALLY HOT too
\n – realize that this? Is one of those years.
\n – make lobsters jealous with the color of your exposed skin.
\n – oh, and Enjoy the Parade despite courting skin cancer.<\/p>\n

Fun, huh?<\/p>\n

Actually it was a lovely day, despite my sunburn! Peppermist, her BFF Micky, the Pup, Nana<\/a> and I met up at the parade, and giggled and pointed and took a ton of pictures, while enjoying a bit of our small town life – that looks anything but small town. You see, the parade is the BIGGEST party of the year – even though we have no firework.<\/p>\n

…I see your confused expression there – let me remind you that I live in Alaska, land of the midnight sun. Fireworks aren’t any fun if you can’t SEE them!<\/p>\n

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When you live in Alaska, you often make your own fun – like so:
\nThe Pup: Did you get that streamer headband for ME?
\nMe: NO! because I’m a PRETTY PRETTY PRINCESS, DAMMIT!
\nMom nearby: (Tries not to laugh outloud. Chokes. Gives up. Laughs loudly)
\nMe: (points and laughs at nearby mom – gives up the Streamer Headband)
\nPup: I AM A PRETTY PRETTY PRINCESS!<\/p>\n

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Micky: I like sitting next to the highway – the wind from the cars is cooling.
\nPeppermist: Did you just say ‘the highway is for cars’?!
\nMe: OH EM GEE! NO WAI! The highway is for CARS?!<\/p>\n

See, don’t you wish you hung around with us ALL the time?!<\/p>\n

\"irtallernoir-150x150\"After the parade, we braved the local grocery store, IGA, because they had bacon on sale, and I’ve never met a slice of bacon I didn’t devour – and we stayed to see if we won the $500 grocery spree. We didn’t, but we had fun anyway – Peppermist teased Nana because she’s taller than her, and pup proved a most EXCELLENT bunny ear giver for picture purposes.<\/p>\n

Then after the fun, we headed home to nurse our burning skin, listen to some tunes, find the cat that had escaped earlier, and relax.<\/p>\n

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Here’s hoping your 4th was filled with easy going, relaxing family fun too!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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