Last night, Devin asked me to buy him some bottle rockets. Here is how the conversation went.
Devin: "Mom, will you get me some bottle rockets?"
Me: "You still need to get your 'learners permit'. Im not buying any bottle rockets until you get your permit."
Devin: "I will go tomorrow to get my permit."
Me: "We will go to the firework stand afterwords."
So today, we sat at the Department of Motor Vehicles for over two hours, he took the test, passed, and got his permit. As we were leaving the DMV, our conversation went like this...
Me: "You did it. Don't you feel good about yourself? You got that out of the way."
Devin: "Can we go get the bottle rockets now?" Wow...Really?!
Although Devin only did it for the bottle rockets, we went to dinner to celebrate anyway. Darlene joined us at Olive Garden and then she bought Devin a few more fireworks to go with the bottle rockets that we had purchased.
Tuesday
Sunday
Triple Digit Temps.
No images to post. It is too hot to take pictures.
It has been a sufficating weekend to say the least. The temperatures have been in the triple digits for several days straight. These are definately the hottest temperatures that I can recall for Tennessee. It reminds me of the time that we went to Vegas and visited the Hoover Dam. It was 110 degrees that day.
Okay, as for the weekend recap.
Friday night, we went to dinner at O'Charleys and invited Mildred and Nan to join us. Saturday, we attended Aysiah's indoor pool party, which was a great idea to have it inside. With the temp hitting 106 that day, it was too hot to be outside (even in water). Before heading home, we stopped at El Tapatio for dinner.
Sunday (today), we visited my mom for a while. As I type this entry, Brookelynn and a couple of her friends are playing on the water slide. In this weather, you literally have to wait until the sun goes down to play outdoors. It is almost 7pm and and it is still 102 degrees. Stroker, Devin, Brookelynn and I had our fun on the slide for about an hour before Brookelynn and her buddies took it over.
It has been a sufficating weekend to say the least. The temperatures have been in the triple digits for several days straight. These are definately the hottest temperatures that I can recall for Tennessee. It reminds me of the time that we went to Vegas and visited the Hoover Dam. It was 110 degrees that day.
Okay, as for the weekend recap.
Friday night, we went to dinner at O'Charleys and invited Mildred and Nan to join us. Saturday, we attended Aysiah's indoor pool party, which was a great idea to have it inside. With the temp hitting 106 that day, it was too hot to be outside (even in water). Before heading home, we stopped at El Tapatio for dinner.
Sunday (today), we visited my mom for a while. As I type this entry, Brookelynn and a couple of her friends are playing on the water slide. In this weather, you literally have to wait until the sun goes down to play outdoors. It is almost 7pm and and it is still 102 degrees. Stroker, Devin, Brookelynn and I had our fun on the slide for about an hour before Brookelynn and her buddies took it over.
Wednesday
Banning the Fireworks
It has been weeks since we have had rain.
Maybe some of those 20% chances will land on us next week, but hopefully not enough to cancel our fourth of July plans with our friends next Wednesday.
Rumors in our county are that the fireworks will be banned this year. The grass here is fried to a crisp.
Sunday
Heat Wave
Is it just me or has the last few days been so hot that it takes your breath to walk outside? We attended a wedding yesterday and thought we were going to scorch while we waited for the bride and groom to come out of the church. The wedding reception had some cool decorations that all us ladies were checking out. Stroker and I took our usual wedding gift basket. It was 9pm before we got home last night.
Friday, we gave our annual one hundred dollar donation to Saint Jude, attended Paradise's 6th birthday party at Mildred's and Darlene and Gary visited for a little while.
Today was another scorcher. After church, we visited mom for a couple of hours, then came home to rest. Stroker cooked burgers on the grill tonight, but it was so hot outside that he waited till 8:00 to grill them. We sat out on the patio for dinner and had watermelon for dessert.
All in all, I would call it a great weekend.
Thank you Jesus.
Thursday
Well Done
My intentions this week have been to cook a home cooked meal, but what can I say...I failed!
Usually, when we go out to dinner and Stroker orders a steak "well done", it arrives at our table "medium well". He then sends it back to the kitchen and they finish cooking it. I don't know if it is just our lucky week this week or what, but Stroker has received two fully cooked steaks in the last two nights. Logan's last night and O'Charley's tonight. Maybe we are on a lucky streak.
Usually, when we go out to dinner and Stroker orders a steak "well done", it arrives at our table "medium well". He then sends it back to the kitchen and they finish cooking it. I don't know if it is just our lucky week this week or what, but Stroker has received two fully cooked steaks in the last two nights. Logan's last night and O'Charley's tonight. Maybe we are on a lucky streak.
Dinner is getting kinda lonely with Brooke not with us. She insisted on spending one more night with her aunt Darlene. Tomorrow evening is Paradise's birthday party, so Brooke will have to come home for that.
We have a wedding to attend on Saturday in Celina.
That is happy ending to the week.
Dr. Nash and I attended a funeral on Monday.
That is happy ending to the week.
Dr. Nash and I attended a funeral on Monday.
Wednesday
What a Long Day
This day of the year has always depressed me. I should celebrate the day, but the thought of the days getting shorter and shorter beginning tomorrow bums me out.
I love summer. I love sitting on the patio in the evenings, I love the smell of water from the hose, I love flip flops and painted toenails. Most of all, I love that sun makes its presence known till after 8:30 each evening.
I love summer. I love sitting on the patio in the evenings, I love the smell of water from the hose, I love flip flops and painted toenails. Most of all, I love that sun makes its presence known till after 8:30 each evening.
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