Who Should Celebrate the Fourth of July?
I have been planning family activities for the Fourth of July, one of my favorite holidays, and thinking about who should celebrate the day and why. I am a patriotic American who enjoys parades, John Philip Sousa marches, picnics, fireworks, and studying the lives of the Founding Fathers. The blood in my veins runs red, white, and blue. Because I am an American by birth, I am thankful July 4, 1776 separated the Thirteen Colonies from Great Britain. Because I am English and Irish by DNA, I am thankful Richard and I had opportunity to live in England for almost three years. We traveled it from top to bottom, side to side. We enjoyed the people, history, culture, castles, cathedrals, museums, beauty, holidays, and pomp. We named our daughter who was born there after the queen. One day we went to Epsom Downs because we knew Queen Elizabeth was coming to open the horse races. When we walked in, there she was about fifteen feet in front of us. She looked right at me and waved. Real