November 22, 2010
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The Storm Before the Calm
The storm before the calm?
That doesn’t sound right.
But, in my case, it’s VERY accurate!
We’ve done everything we need to do for Thanksgiving dinner AND Jesse’s step-mom, if she takes us up on our offer and becomes our Thanksgiving house guest.
Since early last week, Rissy has been in bed recuperating from her fever and then her URI. Luci joined her in bed on Friday. Today was the first day they were allowed to get up and play.
We have that nasty weather system moving in either Tuesday night or Wednesday morning. Other than another ten pound bag of potatoes, I’m ready to be sequestered in my house until the Arctic air mass moves south of us.
But, I’m not sure my children are ready!
It was only 10am and they were running in circles and screaming . . . . I realize they’ve been ill and this is the first time to be up and have freedom, but this E.N.E.R.G.Y they had found was over the top. And just think, they’re getting ready to be stuck inside for at least 4 or 5 days.
My heart nearly stopped at the realization, these children already HAVE cabin fever!
I haven’t told the girls, but this is a No School week for us. We haven’t taken off any time since we started back to school, the Friday after Labor Day. I think they only missed one day for the funeral, last week.
Sooooooooooooo, I told them to get dressed quickly because we were leaving. I told them I wanted to get out of the house today and we were going to 92 million places.
They know “92 million” is my favorite gigantic number, but I don’t think they really associated my “92 million” with gone all day window shopping! And, window shop, we did!
Boy Howdy!
We left here around 10:30am and just arrived home at 4:30pm!
We picked up refill prescriptions as the drug store and went to PetSmart for some anti-clouding solution. Ends up, we are supposed to be siphoning out 25% of the aquarium’s water and replacing it with fresh water ONCE A WEEK!!!!!!
Who knew?
After talking with the “fish man,”
we looked at ALL the reptiles, ALL the hamsters, chinchillas etc., ALL the birds, and, FINALLY, the cats. We killed quite a bit of time in there. It’s one of the few times I could let the children take as long as the wanted to look, because I had no agenda.Next, we went to “Garden Ridge Pottery,” a warehouse of everything you can think of from silk florals to crafts to purses to scrub uniforms. They aren’t as nice as they used to be, but I needed one specific thing they had (a small white Christmas tree for Stephanie) and we ended up looking at all of their home decor, the lit and decorated Christmas trees, ALL of the Christmas tree decorations (aisles and aisles of them!), and picked up our ONE item and a cute set of fuzzy polar bears for a table top decoration!
Next, we went to “Applebee’s” for lunch. Rissy and I split a fried chicken chef salad and Annamarie & Luci ordered from the children’s menu. We were there quite a while, eating a leisurely meal. The bill was only $18 for the four of us.
I used my will power and said, “NO,” to the dessert offer!After THAT, we went to another craft store, “Hobby Lobby.” It was a dangerous place and I could have easily spent $500.00 in a few hours!
But, I didn’t HAVE $500.00. So, we only looked. Truthfully, we *were* in there a few hours, and we walked, and walked, and walked; but, STILL didn’t see all of the store! I was looking for some white flowers to use in my winter garland greenery and didn’t find any. But, I picked up some red & green tissue paper, some mini lights, and some battery operated candlestick lights. I drug the girls along with me every step of the way.
They began to beg to go home (tee! hee!).
After paying for our few things, we still weren’t headed for home. We had to make a stop at the ice cream store, “Braum’s.” They carry *holiday flavors* and we HAD to buy some peppermint ice cream. I also bought double chocolate cheesecake ice cream and cherry limeade sherbet.
THEN, we went home!
Jesse called, at some point, in the late afternoon, and said to pick up any groceries I thought we might have forgotten. Other than the white potatoes, we are in pretty good shape.
And, of course,
there’s always tomorrow!
Be Blessed ~
Comments (6)
Sounds like a great day. I know what you mean about Hobby Lobby. Hubby always waits in the car, he hates it in there……..is that even possible, who could hate Hobby Lobby? MMMMM, peppermint icecream is my very favorite. (and with marshmallow topping, to die for)
Sounds like a very fuin filled day! I am so amazed by how you are able to walk so much like this from where you were!
I rememebr how JayBerry use to be when he was cooped up inside so much in the winter! JayBerry is so much more tired and ready for bed when he comes home from school these days from playing hard! (He is going too a one room, 6 person, private school that two other families started….and he loves it!! Time for an only child to get some other interaction with children. His best friend is in the same grade as he is-6TH!)
So glad you are ready for the cold! As warm as it was today it is hard to believe it is suppose to get cold!
Blessings,
Tina
Poor Little Bit! She seems so patient! Or is it a male dog? I’ve already forgotten.
Your energy level must be pretty high up too if you could do all that shopping. I try very hard not to take the twins to HL with me. I can’t concentrate while they are having their usual running commentary.
You actually inspired me to MAYBE make a simple centerpiece for the table for Thursday. And for fall. You know I’m totally NOT the queen of decorations, so this is a big step.
♥♥♥
Lori
That was using your head…to head out with the girls and give them a BIG outing
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With all the trees you have, why don’t you collect a pile of various colors of dry leaves and then put them in a bowl/basket. You could add oranges and red & green apples and you wouldn’t be spending money on anything that won’t be used up!
Good idea but the pretty leaves are gone. Now all we have are the wet brown ones.