Tracy Haas: “Well my son, Corey, turned 7 last weekend, so we celebrated that. My in-laws brought fireworks and we had a barbeque.”

Fran Maturo: “We went to a few barbeques — one neighborhood cookout and one with the family.”

Cheri Argraves: “We had a big cookout. Every summer we have a camp fire in the backyard and roast marshmallows, so we did that.”

Sally Ingwersen: “We did our big annual barbeque with old friends. Then, because it was raining on Monday, we went to the book sale instead of the parade. We found some bargains — eight or ten books for $6!”