Eventful Weekend

This weekend has kept us busy for sure. After Brookelynn spent the night at Treasure's house Thursday night, they decided to sleep over at our house for a couple of nights. They just can't seem to get enough of each other. LOL

 Saturday we went to Paradise's 5th birthday party at the pool.

Today, Treasure went back home after we went to church and ate Sunday brunch at O'Charley's. We hung around the house the rest of the day.

Stroker has been on my back here lately about me parking in the extra driveway instead of in the grass by the long driveway. He said that I'm making ruts in the yard. So, today after my trip to Wal-Mart, I parked in the extra driveway so that I wouldn't have to hear him fuss.

At 6pm, this happened.

It pushed my car right into the fence on this side. Just scratches on this side...no dents.

The guy driving the jeep hydroplaned (in the water you see in the back ground) and lost control of his vehicle. If my car had not been there, he would have plowed straight through the fence.

Luckily, neither he nor his son were hurt.

This is how Stroker had to get in the car to get to my insurance papers and registration.

 And that is what happens when I listen to Stroker.

Oh well, it's just a car.

Guess we will be driving the truck to the beach.



Ending the week.

Here I thought we would be in for a long, dry summer. We have had rain and storms every day this week and the forecast has rain for the next seven days. I hope our vacation weather is nice, and I also hope everything is not crowded.
Looking back on the last three days, I recall dinner at El Tapatio Wednesday night was more crowded than I remember ever seeing it on a Wednesday night before. We also took a family trip to Wal-Mart which means there was a lot more junk in our basket and in turn translates to a lot more money at the register.
Thursday, Brookelynn deserted us and went to a sleep over at her friend Treasure's house, after a day at the pool. We actually spent the evening at home with a home cooked meal. This is about as involved as I get when it comes to home cooking.

As we sat out on the patio, the tornado siren began to sound. Here is a video of how "bad" the sky looked.

Today is the day that Stacia and Delano close on their house. They plan to start redecorating ASAP. We may go by there this evening to check out their new place. There is lots and lots of yard for Jett and Dash to play in.

Summer Has Arrived

Today is officially the FIRST day of summer!!! Mother Nature brought it in with a bang, with temperatures in the mid 90's and an evening of storms. High winds took the top of a tree out across the street from our house.

The first day of summer also means that today has the longest amount of daylight hours. After today, the daylight starts to slowly decrease each day. That makes me sad :(
I also had a hair appointment today. Extra blond highlights...that ought to help me get by with alot more mistakes and a lot less effort (hehehe).

Father's Day & Monday Mishaps

Several things went wrong with today. Typical Monday I suppose. It started when I got up and decided to wash the bed sheets. They are pewter in color, but I alway like to add a little beach because I think sheets and towels are two linens that always deserve bleach. 
Anywho, I must have been half asleep when I set the washer because I put the bleach where the fabric softener goes. Instead of the bleach being slowly diluted in the wash, it ran straight out and made huge bleach spots randomly all over the sheets and pillow cases. Now the sheets match the liner of the comforter because I accidentally over bleached it about a year ago. I refuse to discard them because they are waaaayyyy too comfy. 1000 thread count sateen. Everybody should own a set.

 

Brookelynn and I went to Cracker Barrel for breakfast while Devin slept in, now that he finally has the option to sleep in  this summer. We went to the Nissan dealership at 9 am for an oil change for the truck and it wound up taking them two hours to get it done. Note to self: Drop off the truck and pick it up later the next time an oil change is due. We also went to Wal-Mart, Hobby Lobby, Food Lion and Staples.
Brookelynn and I made cupcakes today to take to Paradise tomorrow for her birthday. We bought her the Justin Bieber movie for her birthday, but she won't get it until Saturday at her party. Brookelynn also had to have an extra JB movie for herself.

We went to visit my mom at 2:30 and stayed till 4:00. I had to be at the dentist at 4:15 for my six month cleaning. I have a cavity of course. I made an appointment next week to have it taken care of before the trip to the beach.
Brookelynn has a vacation countdown sheet on the refrigerator so that we don't forget LOL.

We had a few storms over the past weekend. Some tore down tree limbs and consisted of pin ball size hail, but no major damage. For fathers day, Stroker got a carousel for his Keurig coffee, a new wallet, a new shirt and tie (classic Father's Day gift), and a home cooked dinner.

We spent the biggest part of Father's Day (after church at our Father's House) at my dad's. I took my daddy a box of item labeled "Stuff Daddy Likes" and I filled it with random things that he uses. Of course, he fussed that we went out and spent money on him. Typical daddy.

Better late than never

I received a phone call from an unfamiliar number at noon today. When I answered, it was Devin on the other end of the line. "I'm done" he said. "Done with what?...the first semester?" I asked. "Done with summer school." he replied. That is when I made a u-turn and went back to pick him up. Yay!! He is finished and their is still lots of summer left. He recovered an entire year of English credit in eleven days. Now, we are both happy campers.

Brookelynn's got a new camera, so she has been playing with it all evening. She has been quiet the photographer today.

More of the Same

If tomorrow isn't any better, we are headed to the doctor.For the last three and a half days my Brookelynn has been so sick. She cannot eat and will barely drink anything.
Although Brookelynn wasn't up to it today, she managed to make it to Jennifer's mothers funeral. She also missed her 2nd piano lesson today because she said she just didn't feel well enough to sit up. Hopefully tomorrow will be better.
On a good note, we did receive confirmation that the resort received our check for the condo today, so we are now official.