Bright Lights and lots of smiles!

The 4rth of July in Florida is always unpredictable.  I had not been out of the house for almost two weeks and was going nuts (that's putting it mildly).  So I had these grandiose plans of going to Clearwater or St. Pete Beach to see some of the best light shows over the water.  Well, with Florida weather those plans changed and in hindsight, for the best.  The little City of Port Richey (population around 3.5K) had a fireworks show at a waterfront park.  After watching the radar all afternoon we decided to take a chance and go. 

It was Mom, my husband, and I.  As we got within two miles of the park, traffic got rough, the clouds were talking and shooting light!  We decided to continue on.  We got by the park entrance and the police officer said they had 3 more spots in the park for parking.  I was just going to ask where we could park as Mom could not walk for miles as others were doing.  We were the second to last car to get parking in the park.  Talk about being watched over! 

Larry gathered our chairs and soda and I gathered Mom.  We found a beautiful spot on a hill to set up camp. There was a beautiful breeze off the water and the clouds were quieting down.

From the moment we left the car, Mom was like a little kid looking at all the people and smiling all the while.  After sitting for a bit, Mom started getting ants in her pants and got up to walk.  Larry said let her walk a bit and he would follow her from a distance.  As she walked past dozens of people, she stopped by a man in a scooter and just stood there and smiled at him.  I could see he was talking to her but all she did was smile back at him.  Larry caught up with her and walked a bit further.  On the way back to camp, Mom had to stop and smile at the man on the scooter one more time. 

I watched Mom on and off throughout the fireworks show.  It was like watching a child, fascinated with the lights and sounds of our Great America.  Her eyes lit up and every so often she would grab and hold my hand.  I am so glad we ventured out to see the  little town show.  God had everything fall into place for us.  When we got home, I thought what if this is the last July 4rth with my Mom?  If it is, it was perfect!!!

Be happy and hang tight!