Cory left on Thursday and went to Michigan for the weekend. He had a great time with a whole bunch of friends, pushing cars out of the mud, canoeing, going to the beach, getting majorly sunburned, etc. Thankfully he didn't have to drive all the way by himself. He drove about an hour from home, met up with some friends from Minnesota, and they all rode together. And, thankfully, he's old enough to drive now so I didn't have to drop him off and then have to be back and pick him up Sunday night - because he didn't get home until after midnight. Then, he had to be up the next morning so he could go to work at 7am - the earliest he's had to work since he started at Walmart. But, he survived.
We went to the bank Friday afternoon and signed a bunch of papers. Beth needed a new vehicle because she couldn't get 3 car seats in the Regal she was driving. For work she watches two kids, and now she has one of her own, so she needs to be able to get all three of those car seats in. So, she got a Buick Rendezvous, which is nice, and most importantly to her it's not a mini van. I'm not sure what the deal is with mini vans, but whatever. She got a decent deal on it, all three cars seats fit, and she's happy - and now that all the papers are signed, she's got her very own car payment to make every month.
Jeffrey and I went to a church conference in the Chicago area for the weekend. We left Saturday morning and didn't get back until Sunday evening. We had a great time with some great people, heard some good presentations, ate lots of wonderful food, and just had a really good weekend. I had my first Lemon Drop Martini thanks to my friend Trisha, and it was yummy! And our friends Paul and Laureen opened up their home and gave us a bed to sleep in Saturday night - which was really nice, because they're always so busy when they host one of these things, so staying with them actually gave us some time to spend with them we wouldn't have had otherwise.
I mowed the yard Monday morning. I can't remember when I mowed it last, and the boys hadn't mowed it for a while either because it's been so dry. But we got some rain recently, and things have started to grow, the grass included - or at least all the weeds/extra plants in the yard - so it needed done. It was a bit hot, but there was a breeze and clouds, and I drank plenty of water. Then Jeffrey called late afternoon and said not to worry about it. Too late! Yes, I could have waited until tomorrow when it's supposed to be much cooler, but it's done now.
Today it was hotter, or at least that's what they said. I was inside, freezing in the air conditioning. For some reason it seemed colder than it has been, even though the thermostat was set the same. I went outside to warm up several times. By tomorrow, I should be able to turn the air off and open the windows because it's supposed to be nice for a while. Looking forward to that!
Image via WikipediaAnd now, Tuesday is basically over, so this post must come to an end. A gold star to you if you made it all the way to the end!
Tune in next Tuesday....
