independence day

we are without kids this weekend! after a YUMMY brunch at ihop, we took advantage of the military discount at home depot and purchased a bunch of paint and supplies. yep, that's right - we're gonna fix up that hallway we tore to shreds! we're also going to try squeezing in some movie-watching, bike-riding and geo-caching into our weekend. phew!

oh...and there's a huge party at the end of our cul de sac (thrown every year). there's a massive feast, volleyball, horseshoes, dunk tank - even fireworks at the end of the night! jim is making a brief appearance for our family. jess was heart-broken over missing out on the celebration this year, so i promised her i wouldn't attend it without her because she was so sad about it.