Hold the lighter away.......

Sorry for the long delay between blogs. I've been having a few computer problems (such as it died.......and somehow came back to life.....though without sound, for some reason.). Not to mention it's been a very busy week with my moving out of my house (more on that next time).

So I'm hoping everyone had a great 4th of July weekend. I spent all Saturday at my parent's house in beautiful Monoville, Tn. Grilling out and playing horseshoes against my dad. Side note: My dad is one of those people that only needs about five minutes of practice in any sport to be more than capable of beating you. Be it horseshoes, bowling, darts, golf, you name it. It's very frustrating.

As he looks into the future he only sees: Victory!


We also did one of my favorite things for the Fourth: Shooting fireworks!!!


Sometimes the best part is to buy them at the last minute. Sure, most of the good stuff is gone, but you get the best deals. Besides, who cares what kind they are as long as they explode? It's your God-given right as an American to shoot crappy fireworks when celebrating the birth of our nation anyway!!!! God, I feel patriotic right now!!

Yeah I voted for him. Do something!!

After firing off about twenty-five hundred dollars worth of bottle rockets, we centered on the coup de grace. The ultimate of ultimate. The Jailbreak!

This is so freaking awesome.....and there's a cat on it.

48 shots of pure bad ass! And what happens? It won't light. The fuse lasts half a second and goes out. We try again: same result. Again and again, nothing. Now the fuse is all gone. We creep up and tear into the cardboard a little to expose more of the fuse......did I mention it's raining? Oh yeah, wouldn't want it to be easy, right?

Finally! It's lit! Here we go!!! It's beautiful! It's spectacular! It's.........done? But there's still a third that hasn't gone off yet!! The fuse is out again.......what a waste.

That isn't even the worst part. I also have at least a second-degree burn on the back of my right thumb. How did I get it? Trying to light a sparkler. Yep. I was informed that even a seven year old knows how to safely light a sparkler.

Which leads me to my next blog. Being embarrassed about this incident, I started thinking back to some of my most embarrassing moments. I'm pleased to announce my next blog: Just Go With It......(coming soon)