Happy Fourth Get A Mop

Our Damage,
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So, in loo of cool fire works, hot dogs, live music, and good family and friends visiting untill early morning hours. We cleaned up flood damage, and nursed emotionally wounded family members. Our fourth of July celebrations rival that of any other holiday during the year. It is easily said that fourth of July is the biggest and most amazing celebration all year in our family. With annual attendance at or above fifty people steady for the last twenty years. When we where kids we would sell tickets and put on a fourth inspired talent show with all of my cousins. When we were young we would pop a few crackers, do some romain candles, and a sparkler or two, but in the last 15 years the piro has grown to a full on professional production. Most due to the advancing technology in piro, but also due to our sheer buying power. We easily by thousands of dollars worth of piro to make hour long amazing displays. Now instead of lip sinking to old county tunes from a sterio, we have live bands. It is amazing how something like that can grow into a monster of an event. Well, none of that happened this year. In fact only five or so people even showed up. After two weeks of constant and heavy rain the lake house was flooded. All in all about five feet of water came into the house, and we lost everything. Every bed, appliance, and piece of furniture is ruined. Everything will be replaced eventually, but it was devistating cleaning all of the silt, mud, fish ( I am not joking really real dead fish), and debri out of the house. We spent fourth ripping out dry wall and floor boards. Instead of telling old stories and roasting marshmellows. It is a fourth like this that will make all from now on a little sweeter, and a fourth never to forget! Needless to say, I did little to no knitting, and spent my entire vacation working, so, we are good an tired and going back to work tommorow.