Crepe myrtle, sage and cannas in my back yard. This has been the strangest weekend for me. I worked last Sunday afternoon and evening getting payroll ready to be processed a day early since this week had a holiday in it. So I was able to take off Friday and have a four day weekend. I have been extremely busy at work lately and it has carried over into getting home late most evenings, so Thursday I didn't really know what to do with myself. Yesterday was much easier, and today was fun! Tomorrow starts Vacation Bible School so next week will be busy, too. I am very thankful I was able to take these four days off! Because of the rain and thunder storms my son and I opted not to go to any fireworks shows this year. Or any parades. I guess when you hit the big 17 you just feel like a kid if you go to a parade. Well, being a 40 something woman, sometimes I think it's nice to feel like a kid and go to a parade. However, we just hung around the house after goi