The back porch

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Finally, our chance to enjoy the back porch and to rest and relax arrived. The first opportunity for us to do this happened to be on Independence day, which was quite appropriate.

Independence night

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It was dark by the time we got home, and no sooner had we put our folding chairs out on the alley than the show began. We supplanted bombs bursting in air with our own sparklers. What a terrific show the city puts on every year!

Reunion One

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Nancy's plan for our arrival was to have Mom go into the terminal and look for our arrival time while she drove around outside to avoid the parking fees. However, timing was a bit off, and DOD and I were able to sneak up on Mom while she was checking the Arrivals board. When this shot was snapped, Mom still didn't know we were there ... until the flash went off ...

... then HAPPY REUNION!

Just LOOK at the energy in these two! Amazing!

And of course our chauffeur-ess/chariot-driver awaited! We reunited our luggage and ourselves with Nancy too!

Time to head Home.

Final day in Chester

... hard to say goodbye ...

Front porch, for a change

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It was the last full day for DOD and me in Chester, we wanted to go out to eat, it was threatening rain (finally), and for whatever reason I can no longer remember we decided to get these shots of us clowning around ...

Our respects

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To Grandma and Grandpa ...

Hillbillies once again

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Being hillbillies this summer meant tea'n and time-wastin' on the back porch ...

... playin' Scrabble (and lettin' Nan win) ...

(there's a little hillbilly in all of us hehe)

... and of course more tea'n and time-wastin' (yay).