In an effort to mark the day, we roasted weenies over open fire in the backyard.

The cats stood watch and sniffed the air suspiciously.

Sam reveled in my solution to only having mini-marshmallows on hand – a skillet of melted chocolate and marshmallows that you scooped up with graham crackers.  After crouching over it like Gollum until he couldn’t get another scrape of goo, he declared to me that it was his favorite dessert ever and please can we have it again soon?  🙂 I had to agree that it was easier to eat than regular s’mores.  I don’t think the rest of us got to eat as much as him, so maybe next time I’ll make a dish for him and a dish for the rest of us to share 🙂

PS:  Tomorrow I have an appointment to get my stitches removed and I am SO EXCITED.  The stitches have reached that itchy, irritated stage.  I’m still tender on the incision and have random shooting nerve pains as they heal themselves.  But getting the stitches out means I can wear SOCKS and REGULAR SHOES and WASH MY FEET and rub on LOTION.  I miss those things so much.  I hope that I can log onto my Wednesday Zumba class and do some upper body work while keeping my feet simple.  Maybe even some gentle yoga?  Ah, some day.  Maybe I’m getting ahead of myself.  A head-to-toe shower.  That sounds wonderful.