Mom and I have been talking about the 4th of July weekend. There is a lot of what she is saying I don't understand--something about the people in our country were originally from England--where ever that is. This is just too big for me to comprehend but I looked at her attentively like I did. Anyway, these people wanted to live somewhere else and they got on a big ship and came to another country--the one where I live. Wonder if they brought their dogs? What would a dog eat on a big ship? Anyway, these people decided they liked it here and soon began to build houses and lived here. Then they decided they wanted to declare this place their own country. And that's how the United States was born. I did do some research on the computer to understand some of this. Now, me personally, my ancestors are from France that's why I am called a Great Pyrenees dog, but anyway that was a long time ago and I am now living with my Mom here in Colorado Springs, Colorado. I too have gained my independence from living with two former families who were very unkind to me. I have been with Mom for about 3 and 1/2 years now and I just want to say to Mom, "Happy Independence Day, and I live you Mom."