I have been TAGGED by Farm Chick over at Farm Chick's Kitchen for this A-Z meme. I hope I don't bore anyone, and Farm Chick, I hope this doesn't fry my brain! So here it goes!!!
A. Attached or single? Attached to my Hubby.
B. Best friend? My husband, sometimes he's quite entertaining. And, sincy my mom was here first, I have to add my mom too!
C. Cake or pie? My Aunt Helen's SugarFree Peach Cobbler, oh wow, I hope she makes one soon!
D. Day of choice? Friday, I've always loved Friday! I feel like I can breath again.
E. Essential item? Mascara!
F. Favorite color? Red - Ditto for me!!
G. Gummy bears or worms? Ewwww, not sure about this one, bears?
H. Home town? Bevier, Missouri big population there of approximately 600!!
I. Favorite indulgence? Laying on the lake on my floatie!!!
J. January or July? July for sure!! Nothing like summer.
K. Kids? One stepdaughter, Erica and her hubby Jason. One grandson Timmy. 3 furkids, Kia, Annie, Reynaldo
L. Life isn’t complete without? Laughter with family and friends.
M. Marriage date? June 28, 2005
N. Number of brothers and sisters? 0, yes I'm a spoiled brat!!
O. Oranges or Apples? Oranges!
.P. Phobias? Ticks, snakes, high places and my hubby's cooking.
Q. Quote? "...sing as if no one is listening, dance as if no one is watching, love like you've never been hurt, live today as if it were your last..."
R. Reasons to smile? Truth be known, I have no reason not to.
S. Season of choice? SUMMER! I love the heat of summer, but I almost hate to admit, I'm starting to like Autumn too. It's just a close 2nd.
T. Tag 5 people: Oatmeal & Whimsy, Tomatoe Creek Primitives, Cobblestone Farms, Back Porch Musings, and Brown English Muffin. It would be great if you can play along! If I didn't tag you and you want to play too, great!! Let me know!
U. Unknown fact about me? I cannot hold a pencil behind my ear.
V. Vegetable? homegrown or home canned green beans
W. Worst habit? eating when I'm not hungry.
X. Xray or ultrasound? Ultrasound!
Y. Your favorite food? Lula's Shrimp or my mom's fried chicken
Z. Zodiac sign? Aquarius
I hope I didn't bore you too bad. These are fun little trivia bits no one would know otherwise. Thanks Farm Chick!
These guys began by passing out a small US flag to everyone. Talk about a lot of flags.
The hubby patiently waiting. I know he was wondering about breakfast. He didn't get any because we were out way to late the night before and slept in as much as we could.
Even I got a little bored so I took a picture of my Nikes. Patriotic at that. The hubby gave them to me for my birthday last year. I rarely wear them, but I do love them. I check the mileage on my shoes, when they reach a certain mileage, I retire them for yard work. I love these so much, I don't really put miles on them. I use them to just to wear not to exercise. I didn't even think about them being patriotic until I took this picture. 
For some dumb reason I didn't get a picture of all the police in the parade. Their fearless leader, the Police Chief of the St. Louis Metro Police Department was the Honorary Grand Marshall of the Parade. The Department was also celebrating their 200th anniversary. There were tons and tons of police, special forces and firepeople in this parade. 
Official "Pooper Scoopers". They followed the St. Louis Mounted Police. They got a very big round of applause.
Okay I lied. Not meaning to. But I did get a picture of the canine unit. Probably because the hubby told me to since he is a German Shepard freak.
There were many beautiful floats. You can see the Veiled Prophet sitting in his carriage with his queen. Only a few select people know his identity. I love the mystery of that, even though it doesn't mean much to me. I love the romance of the mystery.
The Prophet's Court.
More beautiful floats.
This was one of my favorites. I thought to myself, "if my hubby goes anywhere besides Heaven, this will be his assignment for life. Passing out flowers to people everywhere." He'd love that. Ha. It was a cool float. There were several flower peddlers passing out blooms to lots and lots of people.
Yahoooo.....
A vintage Mickey. Hey, he was there!!
Men in Black made an appearance. They showered the crowd with water. See the half naked fella on the front row. They came after him twice. I think they thought he was an alient. He acted like one before the parade started.
A Missouri parade must have BIGFOOT.
Balloons. Big Balloons.
I love how this giraffe is sitting. Cracks me up everytime I look at him.
I love this green car. I told the hubby I want one for my 4oth birthday next year.
Spiders or whatever from Harry Potter. He was cuter than the actual float. I think the cop was calling for back up.
Every parade must have a queen. This one happened to have numerous...
bands too! I didn't catch where this one was from, but it was one of the biggest bands in attendance.
Nuthin but a hound dog...
The Liberty Bell. I was a little disappointed because the Clydesdales were not in the parade. I told the hubby they would be and this may be the last chance we see them if Budweiser gets sold out. I told him we had to make a special trip to Grant's Farm to see them. He gave me the big eye. Needless to say we didn't make it to Grant's Farm on the 4th so I hope they aren't heading over seas very soon. Hopefully never!!!
I'll just show you a few patriotic type pics for now. The parade was 2 hours long and quite entertaining. The weather couldn't have been better.
I saved the following picture for last. It's my favorite of the whole day (other than a closeup I took of a clown). From where I was sitting, I could see the Arch with the flag waving proudly in the breeze. America the Beautiful!!
I'm on a mission to find the perfect doll to sit in front of my fireplace. I looked at this angel several times, but I'm still thinking along the lines of a primitive Raggedy Anne. The search continues...
No beach, just a volleyball pit.
The jetty was underwater alright. 
Next we went to the city lake. It has a spillway just off of HWY 36. Rarely does this spillway ever have water flowing over it. The water was raging Wednesday evening. Plus, it had gone down since earlier in the day.
That's the city swimming pool in the background.
I'm not sure who this man is, but he sat here for quite a little while. He may be contemplating the water or he may be "searching" for fish. 
Who's that good lookin' guy in the baggy pants and pink shirt. I believe I heard him say several times yesterday, "real men where pink". hmmmm...
Right here on the hill to the lake, was so peaceful. You couldn't really hear the raging water. The swimming pool and tennis courts sit in the background.
