fourth of July I am proud to be an American born int the USA

awww I would so love to celebrate but we don't have that here in the UK :( lol!

What??? It is 60 there? We must have some of your heat, we have been close to, if not in, the triple digits here... We had our party last Saturday, with food, swimming, boating, and finally fireworks. :) I also agree to some degree about being thankful for what we have. In fact my 10 y/o did this very thing a couple nights ago, he said how thankful he was for all we have.."out of the mouths of babes"

Glad you had a great time on the 4th. Here in Denver, Colo. we have a very dry season. Many wild fires started by dry storms. Like a thunderstorm without the rain. So all fireworks were canceled except one in the downtown area. The following week we had downpours. I heard so many people complaining about how we should have had the rains a week before so they could have celebrated. Personally i dont celebrate the holidays. I felt the complainng was so wrong. They reminded me of the Isrealites wandering in the wilderness for 40 years.

Happy 4th, Hatley! Wow, you already had a barbeque so early? Yah, it was chilly out this morning (til now - now it's all sunny) in the San Fernando Valley. I suspect it will be chilly again when it's time to watch the fireworks tonight! You're so right . . . we should be grateful for what we have . . . makes these days of glitchy myLot seem so rather unimportant in the bigger scheme of things, right? I won't be able to post so much today because of the holiday . . . so I won't be able to take advantage of 4x very much now that the site is up and working . . . but at least I got to say hello today to some people I have missed in the past few days!! Hope you enjoy the rest of your day, Hatley, happy July 4th, and let's all celebrate in honor of our country today!!!

I guess that your Fourth of July equates to our National Day .Here,National Day is an occasion for general rejoicings and we take three days off .At that time,we can't help cherishing the memory of our martyrs and exhorting ourselves not to forget where our happiness comes from.Here It has been in terrible mess lately.It seems that they haven't completely put it right.

Ours as you know is July 1st, William Shatner did a cute little o'canda song well I caught the news and saw how someone noticed a lot of American flags where made in China - the one thing I like about the states are the people in it. Everyone got busy and made some home grown ones. There were companies involved but it was touching to see film shots of even the old singers humming. Good one people!

Hi Hatley, happy 4th of July and congratulation to all American friends in its Independent Day. Happy to see your new discussion in this great day Yeah, we should be grateful and content to the peaceful life we have. Having positive thinking whenever facing difficulty or unsatisfied thing would enable us to be happy all the time. For, we know how to tolerant and think of , and consider others stand. And undesirable thing won't turn to be good if we keep on blaming. I didn't blame even though I couldn't get my response page opened in the second day. I contacted myLot straight away. I's happy that they pm me to get it restored. I realized that myLot tried very hard to get everything to be available during the difficult time. What's more important than to get my quadruple earning than to get the whole site to be restored as usual. I's really happy that I could post as usual yesterday morning. I grab such opportunity to post as many posts as I could before the due time certainly. Happy posting

First off, I'm jealous that it was in the 60s. I want those temperatures! Secondly, great post! You're asbolutely right. I watched some of the fireworks last night on television, and one of the channels was shooting off fireworks while playing patriotic songs. "God Bless the USA" came on and I got goosebumps. I'm proud of our country and although I don't like the direction we are going in, I still think it's the best country in the world.

hi Hatley... Happy 4th of July..though a belated one... So u enjoyed your independence day right?...i just replied to one more friend written on this topic here... i don't know the history of America....from who's rule u were free etc...but Independence is must for all countries....ours is coming next month 15th of august...

Good heavens, it was 98° here yesterday!! I would've given anything to be shivering! I'm glad you had a nice Independence Day. I sat inside with one trembling dog as the fireworks exploded all around my neighborhood--illegal, but the cops won't do anything about it. I had to bring the other dog in before she ran or barked herself into exhaustion. It was a miserable night for all three of us. I am very grateful to be a US citizen. With all its faults and all its troubles and all its lousy, greedy politicians this country is probably still the best place on earth to live. I love my country.

Hi, Hatley. I'm glad they gave you all a barbecue. That was nice, even if it was cool out. I hope you were able to post some new discussions last week because they offered quadruple payments for the entire week. I wasn't able to respond to anything the first couple of days, but I was able to start discussions, so I did. It had been a long time since I was that active. I am most definitely grateful for what I have, even if it's not much. It could be so much worse!

Hi mrs.Hatley i am glad you enjoy the chill and glithes there is no reason to not enjoy all the things that we have while we still breathe And happy fourth of july too

Wonderful post Ms.Hatley! I think there are far too many times that we get caught up in ourselves and forget how fortunate we really are. I am as guilty as anyone else about fussing over this or that but, the truth is, that it can always be worse.

Dear Hatley. thanks for this wonderful post. I am not American so I guess I am not even allowed to sing this song. Its very impressing and I found something lovely for you on youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hD4RFjmlzcQ&feature=related NOT a REFERRAL LINK Hope you can watch the little video. I love it and I also love the USA. Would be proud to be an American too if I was born in that wonderful country.

Very well said, Mrs. Hatley. Thank you. We were wondering about you yesterday. I've been thinking about all of the people who are going without electricity from the storm(s) in this triple digit heat. Food having to be tossed out. Numerous hardships being experienced by those people who depend upon electricity for health reasons. Those of us who are in the area unaffected by the storms are so blessed. Other people are homeless now after the fires in the west. I can't even imagine their current hardship and what is to come. Then here we are whining and gritching because an internet site is going through a little difficulty. Perspectives do change, don't they? Happy Birthday, America!!!!

I enjoyed a quiet day with daughter and family. I read to the grandkids a short story about our founding fathers and we talked about our revolution and how big a sacrifice our founders made to ensure our freedoms. My three year old grandson enjoyed a lot of the patriotic songs on youtube that we searched out, his favorite was a version of the national anthem by a rock band. lol here is the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8C7i9kdEf8 And then we watched some small fireworks by our neighbors. We had a good fun day. And I love my country and the American people! Glad you had a good day Hatley.

I am also proud to be an American as well. Randy was an Army man and each every day he reminds me that it because of our military men and women that we are able to enjoy our freedoms and independence. Right now it is raining and very cloudy and windy so I have a feeling that we may not see any fireworks or be able to BBQ. I am able to post again and am hoping to try to catch up on here as well as my homework.

Happy Fourth of July to you. I am watching John Adam mini series on HBO. It is a very uplifting drama. I feel like I am there as I experience the birth of our very great country. I have just returned from Boston where I attended my 50th high school reunion. It was wonderful and I am using the holiday to relax and get caught up. The beginnings of our country were all around me in Boston. It makes today all the more significant. I feel very contented, peaceful and satisfied as I post this.

Happy Fourth of July there Hatley Though I'm living outside U.S., I have a high regards for Americans for so many reasons, it is the place where my Dad and my brother and his family is staying there for so many years now. Next is that, in the past, your forefathers help us to be free from any outside forces. Until now, U.S. has been a partner of our country toward progress. Count our blessings it is. I'm glad everything is going ok now. As long as it's working, I'll be doing my best to work also. Do my fair share. Thanks

Happy fourth to you friend. I enjoy being free and an american as well. Indeed we take a lot for granted, and times like these remind us to stay humble.