Well today is actually a Holiday too. Which is completely weird.  The good thing about it, we have an extra family day this week without having to use vacation time.  Angry Kid has no camp.  I’m still recovering from yesterday though.  We had a little under fifteen people in our tiny house, which was fine, since we expected that.  We had a problem of testosterone overload though. My friend, Monique and I, were the only females here.

I bought Angry Husband a PlayStation3 for Father’s Day this year, as our Xbox 360 had a fatal illness.  When I bought the PlayStation3, I also got the game, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.  I should have known that this was a major mistake.  Because this is the view that I had for most of the day yesterday.

Monique and I were able to entertain ourselves though.  Mostly by making fun of the boys.  Because we could.  So we sat and chatted about everything.  And then we headed for the porch.  We hung out with the dogs. There might have been some alcohol involved.  We watched everyone in my neighborhood walking their dogs.  My dogs went nuts.  It was funny.

Bruiser has a drinking problem.  He has the potential to become quite the boozer.  He was a hot mess yesterday.  Angry Husband tried to groom him, which was quite entertaining.  Bruiser tried to run away and so yea, there were bald spots on his neck.

Angry Husband cooked up some hamburgers and hot dogs.  Which he tells me this morning, he forgot to eat.  I kinda laughed.  He was doing all the cooking and didn’t eat anything.  He said that he woke up at about 2am, and said that he was starving. Monique and I got sleepy so we headed towards the master bedroom.  Our entertainment of choice was HGTV. We watched House Hunters.  And of course, I’m glad I’m not the only one who does this; yelling at the people on the show.  Seriously, you decide that you don’t like a house because of the paint and carpeting color?

After hiding in the bedroom. Yes, we were hiding. I came out to this in the front room.  Angry Kid was being taught how to play the game. He enjoyed hanging out and play with the adults.  It was hilarious.

As the night went on, it was time for fireworks.  Our Homeowner’s Association puts on a fireworks show every year.  I told Angry Kid to put on some shoes and a hoodie.  He came out with rain boots on a hoodie. He said that he didn’t want to get his feet wet.  He’s smart because the sprinklers came on last year while we were watching the fireworks.

We headed towards the usual area where we park ourselves to watch fireworks.  Angry Kid hung out with Ben and Austin.  I think he talked their heads off.  He was educating Austin on iPhone apps, because he is an expert on iPhone games.  Angry Kid was quite yappy.  I shouted over to them, “Could you please quiet your child down.”

We had a great fireworks show.  Our friends with quiet impressed.  I brought the camera and tried to get some fireworks pictures. As usual, it was a fail.  It would help if I had practiced with my camera a bit more, than the ten minutes that I spent trying to program it.  These are some of the photos that I got.

You are probably wondering where I am in all of these photos? Well duh, I was taking the photos.  I asked Angry Husband to take a picture of Monique and I at the end of the night.  He took two. This was the best of the two.  I look all squinty from the flash.

Today, I will spend the day relaxing and probably cleaning.  I have different days off (again) so I’m going to try and adjust to them.  I hope everyone else had a great 4th of July.

I was off work this past week for five days. It was a nice break from my hectic schedule. Angry Toddler has been in swim lessons for the past two weeks, so we’ve spent most of our free afternoons driving him there. On Friday, Angry Toddler and I went to the Discovery Science Center with my BFF, Stacey and her daughter, Stella. I will blog about that tomorrow.

On the 4th, I started my morning off with doing the Surf City 5K in Huntington Beach. I’ve done that run the past three years at least. It’s a fun run, not a race. I have declared it “not a race” because they don’t use timing chips and my time is never accurate. This year, it was off by at least six minutes (epic fail). The good thing about the race is the costumes that people dress up in. It gets very patriotic. I wore some blue shorts, and a red tank top. It was soo hot during the run. But I finished. I came home and took a nap after. Angry Husband wasn’t too happy with my nap, but I was.

In the early afternoon, we went to my BFF’s parent’s house. They have a pool, plus Angry Toddler’s BFF, Stella would be there. The days of getting totally wasted on the 4th are gone. Now I all I want to do is look for events that will entertain Angry Toddler.

I got my entertainment very early that afternoon. My BFF’s 50 year old aunt decided to a wear a thong bikini at the small family BBQ and pool party? Ummm, small children were present. We did not want to see that. She paraded around like nothing was going on. I made Stacey take a picture with her iPhone. I had to capture the moment. I TwitPic’ed it yesterday..you can find it somewhere on my Twitter account. I don’t want to post it directly to the blog, so that everyone can find it. She left the party later that evening, but before that, she put some mesh pants over the thong. How nice of her.

Anyway, we had a good afternoon. Angry Toddler was able to show off what he learned at swim lessons. He’s an expert at going under water. The kid who doesn’t want his hair washed, will happily dive under, go figure.

Stacey’s parents have a turtle pond, which Angry Toddler loves. Me not soo much..turtles kind of creep me out…plus they have a small swing set.

After leaving Stacey’s parent’s house, we headed to another party. My parent’s friends were having a party at their house. We had to do a drive by and hang for at least an hour..Angry Husband and I were sooo tired.. We eventually left and made it home for our HOA’s fireworks show.

I didn’t take any fireworks pictures, because last year Angry Husband told me that my pictures sucked. I didn’t even bother bringing a camera this year.

The 4th of July is on Saturday. What a fabulous day for the 4th. I’m off work on Saturday, along with Angry Husband and the rest of the family. On Saturday morning, I’m doing the Surf City Run in Huntington Beach.

Everywhere I go online, I see that people are posting about things to do on the 4th, food to make, or desserts to take. I’ve found some great items online and wanted to share with my readers.

Cupcake Kabobs
Kristin from the Meringue Bake Shop has done it again. She posted a tutorial on how to make these awesome cupcake kabobs on the OC Register’s Mom Blog today.

Star*Spangled Fun

Disney’s Family Fun Magazine has a list of 4th of July crafts on their website.

Celebrate Independence Day with clever party invitations, easy-to-make crafts, and star-spangled decorations.

Look at their site to find out how to make this Musical Stars and Stripes Patriotic Wind Chime.

Spinach Salad with Strawberries

Are you serving the usual hamburgers and hot dogs for the 4th. Do you want some unique and different ideas to go along with all that protein? What about a spinach salad with strawberries and raspberry vinaigrette?

This salad was featured in the Kansas City Examiner. It looks delicious and simple to make. All of the ingredients are listed on their site.

Rosemary Peach Lemonade

Would you like a non-alcoholic drink that you could serve to anyone? Something different than the usual lemonade? I found this Rosemary Peach Lemonade on the Food Network’s site.

I hope everyone has a great 4th this weekend. I have a big post coming up…500, yes 500 posts!!! My next post will be my 500th!!!!

The first photo picture is from Flickr.