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Saturday we went to the beach.  Ash being an AZ baby didn’t want to put on sunscreen.  Now he has a blistering, literally, 2nd degree sunburn.  David bought a can of Solarcaine and two boxes of chamomile tea, which you brew and put in an ice bath, to take out the sting.  Ash reports both help.   

We were going to kayak on Sunday but Ash didn’t feel up to it.  David and George came over Sunday night and while Ash and George put up ceiling fans I cooked burgers on the grill. 

Ash feeling brave ventured out to Red Hot and Boom.  A fireworks show in Altamont Springs.  It pulled over 100,000 people this year.  He got home around 2 and slept in late Monday.

Happy 4^th to me we cleaned the house, pool and did enough laundry to supply a Wal-Mart.  :J) 

Larry, a co-worker of David, came over around 3 for dinner and we had a blast.  He is so much fun.  I really enjoyed having him over.

Then at 9:30 PM David’s sister, Jeanine, brother-in-law Matt and three kids, Rachel, Ben and Anna rolled in from Arkansas. 

Whew!  I feel like I run a B&B.  

Yesterday I took Ash to the airport at 4 AM.  I cried.  Being tired I came back home and slept but got up in time to reach work a half hour early.  I love my job as you know but when I saw the look in Amie’s eyes as she asked me to come into Stephens’s office I knew.  I was laid off. 

The reality is the sales person who was hired the same time I was hasn’t gotten a contract since he’s been there. No work means no work.  Teary-eyed Amie sat quiet as Stephen expressed it has nothing to do with my job performance and I’ll be back as soon as they can afford me.  That helped me feel better at least.  So today I’m going to wander the back lot and look for some old friends who are doing a few TV shows and see if they’ll take me on. 

God, as always, is in control.  So I’m not worried. In fact I’m excited to see how it is all going to turn out.  :)