Great items for suggestion...........How bout' those grilled smores.... Check it out

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I'm making pork roast, baked squash and gluten free lemon cake. With plenty of blueberries and watermelon on the side. Man our blueberry bushes are full. Mom picked two gallons of blueberries tonight. And that is with the rabbits eating half of them!

Today is a day I hide, nothing special for me and rather depressing as I reflect on my failures as a daughter. It will be unidentified meat, boiled potatos, canned corn or peas, salad.   It was in the foil so I not looking but assume it will be burgers, steak or chicken.

Just another day for me except for Dad has been gone 16 years.

You Debbie Downers are killing me!    Churchy, sorry about your dad.  Sweepy, go crash someone else's bar-b-q.  As long as you bring a covered dish they may not notice.

Ping Pong, the JD teriyaki is every bit as good as the JD sauce.  You'll love it!

Miki, a big Happy Birthday to your daughter.  I hope the bar-b-q is worth the wait!

Champ, welcome to the Dirty Thirty, baby    Go do things even I wouldn't do and love every minute of it!

We're going to our friends' bar-b-q.  I've made a huge batch of taco dip, coleslaw, and baked beans with lil sausages.  They've bought close to a grand's worth in fireworks and promised one hell of a show.  The boys are extremely excited.  Now, if it would only quit raining long enough for peeps to enjoy the 4th.  I swear, I think it rains every 4th of July 

Have you tried hooking up with a support group in your area? The nearest one to me is 120 miles and has primarily autistic kids (and their parents) but in more metro areas the support groups have more adults and go out for dinners and all kinds of fun stuff. They get a lot of freebies, too.