My Alphabe-Thursday -- "G" -- Things in a Row -- Two Questions --

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."G" is for Great: I am writing this on the 4th of July, U.S. Independence Day (breaking off from English rule) and will write about things being Great with me.

First off is our Great-grandchild, Elle.  She is a year and a half old.  This picture was taken when the kids and Grandkids had a Father's Day dinner for me.  My other Great-grandchild could not attend.

Next is my great-niece, Mandi here with her husband, Kris and soon to be Great-Great-niece.

The picture was taken at her baby shower.  As usual she received a lot of presents as the function was well attended.

The presents are shown below.

Mrs. Jim and went shopping for baby garments to give as a gift at the Great-great-niece's shower.  You will see that they are placed neatly in rows on and around the coffee table.

 

For things in a Row this Thursday, the shower gifts and the displays of baby garments at the store are my offering.

Next on my list of greats is this Great Big toad stool growing in my back yard.  You can see its size in relationship to my sandal beside it in the right  side picture.

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My last item on my great list is the Great 4th of July we have had this year.  My list is as follows:

1.  Played golf with Mrs. Jim yesterday (link to our nineteenth hole post);

2.  Went shopping last evening and had dinner with Mrs. Jim;

3.  Watched the subdivision's fireworks show last night;
4.  Flew our American Flag for the holiday;

5.  Transported two former U.S. Marines who served our country in the Korean conflict in the Woodlands, Texas, 4th of July parade.  Between 20 and 30 thousand were believed to have watched our parade;

6.  Visited our new 'Trader Joe' grocery store.  That was a disappointment.  Tell you about it on another day, another blog;

7.  Had a barbecued chopped beef in a baked potato for lunch;

8.  Had watermelon for mid-day snack. That melon was a part of the disappointment from Trader Joe's;

9.  Watched three symphony orchestras and their associated towns fireworks (Washington D.C, New York City, and Boston); and

10.  Will have some Blue Bell ice cream soon and go to bed.

There, that is all one should do to celebrate a Great 4th of July holiday.

Here are three of our parade pictures:
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From left to right:

Photo taken by a parade watcher.  The two Korean conflict heroes in back with Mrs. Jim and I up front hogging the air conditioning;

The car we followed.  Riding it were two WWII veterans; and

Mrs. Jim with the two Korean veterans who rode with us.

[BTW, Mrs. Jim's older brother was killed in Italy when his P38 airplane was shot down over Italy by the Germans.]

You can check out more Alphabe-Thursday 'G' assignments with Miss Jenny at the head of the class. You can find her here. You might even like to join us as we go through the alphabet, one letter per week.

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For more things in a row please visit Pat's Things in a Row post. You might like to post your own 'Things in a Row.'

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And now for my Thursday Two Questions: (See Thursday Two Questions by Self Sagacity for more reading. You could also make your own by checking in at this link.)
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Last week 's post was about produce, shopping and your eating favorites. The responses were very interesting.
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My Two Questions for this week:
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1. What are some of the 'Greats' in your life or week or day?
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I  hope that I answered this fairly well in my blog for this week. At least all that you can tolerate for this reading.
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2. How do you celebrate national holidays in your country?
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Ditto from above for the celebrations.  For sure we try to remember to fly our American flag for each national holiday.

Bonus Question: Did you fly your American flag for Flag Day on July 4th this year? 

If you're from another country did you fly your flag for your last national holiday?

A last note here.  Adi, with the flag, is now 16 years old.  She is our Grand-dog and has lived with us for about 15 of those 16 years.  Karen, our daughter, is her mother who due to various reasons at various times could not have Adi living with her.

All for now, cheers.