The Schroes and the Dahls came over, bringing some show and tell items. I like the guns on the table and the crochet bag on the floor. That's how we roll!
Peggy even brought a shooting game.
Judy brought amazing homemade spring rolls.
Pausing for a picture!
Charlie brought Chinese fire lanterns. He bought them a few years ago and said he was waiting for the right time to use them. You light the wick, and the bag expands with the heat.
When the bag is full, the lanterns fly off into the sky. It's pretty cool to watch them take off into the night, flying over our house, up, up, and away . . .
At about this point, I'm thinking this probably isn't the best idea. We're sending firebombs off into the unknown. What if they land on someone's car? Or someone's roof? Or brush? Not good AT ALL.
I run to the back deck, hoping to see a) where they land, and b) no flames. But they are so far up in the sky, flying far, far away. I can hear kids on the street below us though, exclaiming and wondering what they are.
In the front yard, no one's listening to me, continuing to set off fire lanterns.
Except for Holly, watching on the front porch.
I was relieved when it was over, and we still hadn't heard any sirens. Or had any deputies stop by to see us!
Googling the next day, I learned that these are illegal in more than half of the states--including Virginia--and legal in about 20.
Happy New Year from all of us!
