Monday, July 1

My younger son has loved golf as long as I can remember, though my memory is not so good because he hit me in the forehead with a 3-wood about 5 years ago. I bled through my pores, but that's a story for another time. It's a beautiful day to hit the driving range! You should be able to get a bucket of balls for about $5 at your local golf course. Call ahead to make sure they have a set of kids clubs that you can borrow (our course loans them for free) and then swing away. Just make sure there's plenty of space between your head and their clubs. Down the road, after you feel at home on the range, you can find a family course to take your skills onto the links.

Tuesday, July 2

Independence Day is something special in Richfield. It's so special that it has its own website (richfield4thofjuly.com). A quick search for richfieldgroundhogsday.com and richfieldaprilfoolsday.com yielded no results, so I guess the Fourth of July tops their holiday heap. Today begins a three-day celebration commemorating our country's independence from England. Tonight is family night with a kiddie parade at 5:30, a dollar picnic beginning at 6 o'clock, and a movie at 9 pm. Tomorrow brings a car show and street dance, and Thursday wraps it up with another parade, a concert and, of course, fireworks.