I
am calling this the official end to our summer.
Mr. Giggles has Friday off during the summer and this Friday was his
last one. We went shopping yesterday to
take advantage of the Tax Free Weekend.
The crowds weren’t too bad but then we only went to Academy, Sam’s and
Wal-Mart. I got some new tennis shoes
and a few tank tops to wear under other shirts that are not “school”
appropriate and Mr. Giggles got a couple pair of shorts, socks and a t-shirt. And then we had a late lunch at our favorite
hole in the wall Mexican food restaurant which was yummy, yummy as usual! We made a late night excursion last night to
get gas for one of our trucks and then we hit up the new Bahama Bucks snowcone
stand. We only had to wait in line for
12 minutes which is pretty good (it was also 9:45 at night). I got white coconut and cream and Mr. got
blue coconut and cream. They were ok but
when I have something with coconut, I want A LOT of coconut flavor which these
did not have. Our hometown JJ’s
Snowcones still has the best in our opinion but they don’t stay open as late
and they are much further away.
Today
has been a lazy day so far. I didn’t get
up until 10 and it is almost noon and we are just now getting breakfast
done. Well, Mr. G is getting breakfast
done. He is making waffles, sausage and
eggs. I think this is only the third
time our 16 year old waffle maker has been used. The last time it was used was when we had a
waffle breakfast at work which was at least 6 years ago. I am not a big waffle fan but last time we
went to my sister’s house we had them and I ate mine with honey and they were
ok. I don’t like syrup or
pancakes!!
I
don’t know what the weather has been like where you live (I am very jealous of
those of you who have been getting rain) but it has been very hot (over 100
every day this week) and very dry around here.
In the past two weeks there have been several grassfires and those make
me nervous. We live on a farm with grass
(very dead) and trees all around us and people who think that they can control
their fire should they have one. So far
everyone around us is playing it smart.
As
of right now I still have not gotten a job.
There is an instructional aide position opening at my husband’s school
and one at one of the elementary schools in CS that I have applied for. Even though they aren’t teaching positions,
it would be a job and a foot in the door so that hopefully I can get back into
the classroom as a teacher. Prayers and
good thoughts appreciated! If I do not
get either one of these jobs I will have to look for something else. Substitute teaching just doesn’t pay the
bills.
And
now back to the conversation regarding the end of summer. . . . . . .the
college students are heading back into town which means a dramatic rise in the
population around here which means the regulars can’t get into the hip restaurants
because of all the students and their parents.
Then comes football season and that is a whole different nightmare in
and of itself!!
Well,
I have got to go so I can do some grocery shopping for the casserole we are
taking to the church luncheon tomorrow.
This
picture shows where I wish I was right now instead of in the heat!!
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