@The Fowlers lol... poor cicadas... there were so many in Texas... so annoying.. haha

@Fleck Cove Yeah, there are a ton of them here!!! They're concentrated in the clear cut behind our house, it's the loudest area in the neighborhood....it sounds like the dragon nest from the end HTTYD all the time out there!!! Hahaha....it's starting to get a little old....lol....

@The Fowlers haha yes! we stopped at this one rest stop on Saturday and all we could hear was cicadas... lol it totally does!

Ahh, well we missed you....but you tried......

@Saraina Yeah, we live in a tri-state area and we happen to have a lot of lakes...there are about nine or ten lakes within forty-five minutes of us....some of them aren't good to swim in but about five of them are...

Thanks so much!!! Us too...mom's wanting to go down to the Amish settlement to get some fruits and veggies tomorrow...and then we have to start preparing the food for the party...*sighs* so much and so little time...

Aww, that means a lot! Anzie was really a sweet lady, she had some great stories to tell too. The last time we saw her was when we went to visit her after church with mom and dad, and she showed us her bowling trophies from when she was a professional bowler, way cool, right?

@The Fowlers I get it! So cool about living in a tri-state area - I've told my sister about it and we think it's so cool. 😄

I'm replying late so now I hope all the prep is done and you can just enjoy the party!

Wow, a professional bowler!! That is amazing!!!

@Saraina It is pretty cool...you get the perks of all three states....and it's cool to see how different the mountains and stuff look even within thirty minutes of each other....

We did enjoy the party....lol...now we're late....

Yeah, she was very neat!