Stepping Stones

I made a trip to Hobby Lobby today for supplies for stepping stones...but forgot 40% off coupon. I bought the supplies anyway but soon realized the error of my ways. So, I'll be returning the supplies and repurchasing them over the next several weeks...at 40% off. I'm including some examples of how the kids can decorate their stones. The plan is to make one stone per child. Since these are for Grandma K and Papaw, if you would like one of your own (smile), please bring a box of stepping stone plaster. Don't forget to use your 40% off coupon. Be thinking about how you will help your child decorate his or her stone. See the examples here, except the stone will have the child's name and the year.

Meals

This is the first of the posting for meals for Extravaganza Weekend. If you would like to plan a single meal (I will buy or reimburse for the ingredients) or meals for a day, just let me know as soon as possible. Do you sense that I am in a mega planning mode? As you email me with your suggestions, I will post the meal plan. If you want to add anything to a particular meal, say desserts or fruit specialties, just let me know.

Friday July 2nd -- Arrival Day for Some

Lunch:

Dinner:
Hamburgers on the the Grill
with the Trimmings
Homemade Macaroni & Cheese
Homemade Lemonade
"Yummy" Summer Berry Cobbler

Saturday July 3rd

Breakfast:
Cereal of Choice
Fresh Fruit
Milk & Juice

Lunch:
Homemade "Sub" Sandwiches
Jello Salad
Homemade Cookies
Milk & Lemonade

Dinner:
Homemade Tacos
Refried Beans
Chips & Nacho Dip
Ice Cream Cones
Fresh Fruit

Light Fireworks and sparklers

Sunday July 4th

Breakfast:

Lunch:

Dinner 4:00 p.m. Chow Time:
BBQ Brisket Texas Style & Grilled Brats
Baked Beans
Potato Salad
Old Fashioned Corn on the Cob
Rolls
4th of July Cake & Ice Cream
Watermelon
Ice Tea & Milk

Music Search

This is a music search for the following songs for our listening pleasure for Sunday evening pre-fireworks activities and during the grand show. It would also be fun to have music other times when we are outside enjoying activities. Please email me if you have these, or others you would like to hear. Brock....this is a test to see if you are following the blog...will you take charge of the music?

This Land is My Land by Woody Guthrie
Philadelphia Freedom by Elton John
Red White and Blue by Lynyrd Skynyrd
There Ain't No Yellow in the Red White and Blue by Len Doolin
Born in the U.S.A. by Bruce Springsteen
Only in America by Brooks & Dunn
American Made by the Oak Ridge Boys
This Ain't No Rag It's A Flag by Charlie Daniels Band
Have you Forgotten by Darryl Worley
Independence Day by Martina McBride
Where Were You When The World Stopped Turning by Alan Jackson
America Will Survive by Hank Williams Jr.
The American Way by Hank Williams Jr.America by Waylon Jennings
Our Country by John Mellencamp
Living in the Promised Land by Willie Nelson
America Will Always Stand by Randy Travis
This Ragged Old Flag by Johnny Cash
American Spirit by Mannheim Steamroller
Where The Stars and Stripes and The Eagle Fly by Aaron Tippin
Star Spangled Banner by Whitney Houston
America the Beautiful by Ray Charles
God Bless America!

Tea Parties and Dress Up

Sugar and spice
and everything nice
that's what little girls are made of

Sunshine and rainbows
and ribbons for hair bows
that's what little girls are made of

Tea parties, laces
and baby doll faces
that's what little girls are made of

"Author Unknown"

Stacey is bringing dress up clothes for the girlies. What fun!! Grandma needs to hit a few more garage sales before July!! I'll bet we can get Aunt Patty to do nails.

Garden Stepping Stones Craft Idea

Stacey suggested letting the kids make jeweled and bedazzaled hand print garden stepping stones. I will look for the kits at Michael's and Hobby Lobby.