4th of July fireworks - and smoke!
No posting on Monday, I was having fun on another 4th of July weekend! My heart still feels like it's going to burst when I watch the parade-with the American flag and all the servicemen. There's nothing like a good BBQ, watermelon, corn on the cob and ice cream. Of course we have to top that off with fireworks, but the smoke always makes me nervous. In fact, whenever I hear one of the kids cough, I say "Who's coughing? Who's coughing?!!" Sometimes my worry is warranted, other times one of my teenagers will say, "Mom, chill. I just swallowed wrong!" I think the thing with asthma is that you never stop worrying. Of course many days go off without a hitch, but other days you get blind-sided by something you didn't anticipate. Like smoke from fireworks. Can't we be a normal family and just light fireworks on the 4th of July without me hovering and making sure the kids don't get too close to the smoke?! It also...