It's July and I'm thankful for the 2 plus months of rain that we've had. Usually by this time, the grass is brown and crunchy. Now, it's green and lush.
Saturday, I had to take my car to Ardmore to get the oil changed at the dealership. My mom didn't have to work, so she got to go with me. Sometimes it's fun to go on a trip by yourself but it gets lonely if you do it all the time.
I didn't have breakfast, but I knew that we'd eat when we get to Ardmore. I'm sure that Ada has plenty of dining choices but you go to Ardmore to eat and shop at Hobby Lobby. By the time we were on the outskirts of Ardmore, I asked mom what she wanted to eat. I'm pretty much fine eating anywhere in Ardmore. She said, Two Frogs Grill because in her words, "we know the food is good." I couldn't decide on what to have because this was my second time eating there. My parents have been there numerous times but they always forget to bring me, hmmph. The first time, I had the sauteed shrimp which was excellent. This time, I had the fried catfish. It was awesome! I told mom that I want to go around eating catfish, well as long as it's reputable. Their catfish was in strips, so it was crunchy. I'm not a big fan of big fillets because the middle is usually gooey. Yeah, that doesn't sound good, does it? My sides were fried okra and red beans. Mom doesn't make beans enough like grandma did because it's just the three of us. My taste buds are growing because I like onions, tomatoes and beans. The hushpuppies were excellent too!
After lunch, we went to Bang for Your Buck. Mom had heard it advertised on the radio. We were just browsing, so we didn't get anything. I think sometimes they have some great items but Saturday wasn't the day.
After I got my oil change, we went to the Hallmark store. The store in Ada had a lot of things on sale but at this one I got some gift bags, a lid for my new Tervis tumbler (that I got for 75% off!) and a card.
That night, I did some laundry and cleaned the den. It was so nice to sleep on clean sheets!!
Sunday, I decided to go to Sherman, Texas to do some grocery shopping and just to get out of the house. It seems like most summers, I just stay home with the curtains drawn to help save electricity. I don't have as many bills this summer, so I wanted to go somewhere. Plus, like I said earlier, it wasn't raining and no bridges were closed, so I could get out! I think it's actually easier to get to Sherman than Norman because there's no speed traps and the highways are great with no hills.
I didn't stay long because that afternoon, my family was getting together for my cousin's belated birthday celebration. Who doesn't love a pizza party? I think I'll be an old lady that will have a pizza party.
That was my weekend and I hope more weekends will be great like this!
Monday, July 13, 2015
Friday, July 3, 2015
The Middle of the Summer
The only bad thing about the rain is that I have a leaky roof in several places. The rain in May started the damage and then the rain in June made it worse. In June, I actually had rain coming down the chimney. I had water on top of my stove because water was coming through the oven hood. I also have leaks in the bathroom (luckily) and then in a spare bedroom.
After mom and I got back home from California, the sun was finally out! While we were there, everyone back home was talking about how hot and humid it was. In California, it was hot but not nearly as humid. Back home, I loved how the sun felt on my skin even though it was hot. I was definitely deficient on Vitamin D!
I bought the floppy hat at Cracker Barrel. I have a large head, so it's difficult to find hats that fit. Funniest thing is that the sales lady at Cracker Barrel said that the hat was adjustable to fit different sized heads. I said, well, my mom says my head is big. There was awkward silence and then I laughed. I didn't know what else to do. I got my Ralph cat eye sunglasses in March at a glasses sale!
My unit got our Chevy Cruze! Actually, on the 30th, we earned our second car in 3 months! My director will be driving a Chevy Equinox! We are all super excited! One of my sister consultants, finished her Director in Qualifications and now she is an Independent Sales Director! That is quite an accomplishment!
Buddy, aka Buttercup, Butter-roo and Budro got bit by a snake when he and Talulah were playing down by the creek. For a few days, he wasn't doing good. He was just laying down but as the days went on, he started feeling better. I hope that he won't play with snakes any more!
Last Saturday, I had to go to town to run errands and go to the store. I had missed breakfast time and I didn't feel like fast food, so I decided to go to Hamburger King. Hamburger King is an old timey diner that makes the best cheeseburger and fries. In the wintertime, I go there and have chili or frito chili pies. If you get there early, you can have a great breakfast too!
This holiday weekend, I plan on doing nothing. By Sunday, I'll wish that I had done something. I need to really clean my kitchen and inside the bottom cabinets. I think we're going to take a bunch of stuff to the dump, so I need to get rid of a lot of things that don't really have a use or that I can't give to other people.
For the past month, I've had foot problems. I thought it was from where Jessi had scratched my foot and then I thought it was dry skin because it would hurt when I walked and then I touched the side of my foot. I was talking to a friend and he said it sounded like plantar fasciitis. I had been wearing some cute Target sandals and rain boots when it rained so much. I ordered some Croc flip flips to wear around the house, some support inserts for my flats and then some Birkenstocks to wear. I hope my foot gets to feeling better soon.
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