Errand Day...

So, David and I were talking the other day, and realizing that each time we move we get further and further away from civilization (i.e. Wal-Mart).  Battle Creek, Mena THE BOMB DIGGITY (okay, we were probably closer to Wal-Mart in Mena than Battle Creek - I mean, we COULD walk there =O), Cicero, Crab Orchard, Grand Junction, Crab Orchard (okay, those last two were about the same), Arizona land.  Wowzers.  We got ourselves a drive here, Buddy!  =O

So, the kids and I headed off on our big town adventure today.  We got to town at 9:30am, but got lost trying to find Lowe's, which we finally located around 10:10am.  Don't be TOO jealous of my navigating skills, okay?  ;)  Anyways, we were in the fun land of Lowe's (the kids said upon entering, "this is a FUN STORE!!!") for about 3 hours.  And I'm not sure I have exactly what I need to attempt to texture the ceilings in the new house.  Oh.  Did I mention that our abode is a TRASHED MESS?  Yes, indeed.  SO FAR above my skill level.  I have a LOT to learn.  =O  Anyhow.  We got out of Lowe's by 1:11pm.  Yes, I notice these things.  Say 3 letters with me - O.C.D.  There.  We said it.  =P  So, we swung by Panda Express for lunch.  Because A. it was close to Wal-Mart, the next stop, and B. I was being adventurous.  Upon entering, I could not locate what their entrees were on the menu, and I wasn't sure of serving sizes and it looked like it could get expensive to feed the masses.  So we exited.  To be fair, "A" was the main reason we went it.  =O  So, we headed out to find another place.  And located Wendy's.  Tried and true.  I ordered 4 baked potatoes, 4 side salads, 1 large fries, and 1 medium Frosty.  And all but 1/2 or so of one salad and about 1/2 a potato were eaten.  Incredible.  Then we ventured to a VERY LARGE (for small town folks like us) Wal-Mart, which, alas, has no fabric section to be found.   =(  We survived the trip, but by the time we got out to the van at 4:14pm or so (okay, so those times are when I started the van and could check the time, 'cause my watch literally fell off my wrist on some day we were driving out here), I had some tired kids.  TIRED.  They really did well for such a long day.  By the time I looked in the rear view mirror 8 or so minutes later, they were konked right out.  Sweetie Pies. 

And that is the summary of my day.  Except for the couple stories that I got on here to really write about.  Here they are:

Ruby's favorite moment of the day had to be when I let her go potty by HERSELF at Wendy's.  She came out of the restroom with the biggest, CHEESIEST grin on her face, 'cause she did it ALL.BY.HERSELF.  Oh, the simple pleasures.  Cracked me up.

Jadelyn has become a Pharisee.  "Do they sell MEAT here?  I'm glad WE didn't get MEAT." and on and on.  And then, as we were leaving, a sweet 79 year old lady named Pat stopped us on the way out to ask if my Dad's name was Danny, I think.  Nope.  But it DID open the way for Jadelyn to practice more Phariseeisms.  "Why are you wearing earrings and jewelry?  Why do you have the look at mes?  Why do you have 3 rings?" and on and on and on.  Ai yai yai.  I'm glad that Pat's hearing seemed to not be super.  =O  Then at Wal-Mart, we were checking out, so she says to the cashier, "Why did you paint your fingernails like that?"  (Side note, the lady did NOT paint them like that.  She glued 'em on.  ;) )  CHILD, STOP IT!!!!!!!!!

Oh, and one more Jadelyn gem.  Oh, wait.  Two.  As we were driving to town, we were having worship, 'cause we were late like that.  We're in the midst of it, and Jadelyn is like, "remember how our cat died?"  Random.  And then, as we're getting out of the van to go to Wal-Mart she says, "Mom, boogers keep crawling up your nose and you have to pick it out."  I'm assuming she was referring to herself as the "you".  Good grief.

And with that lovely note, I bid you goodnight.  =P

This and That....

This morning, we had LOTS of blackberries to pick.  All 3 kids came to help, and they did a SPLENDID job!  Isaac and Jadelyn picked ahead of Ruby and I, who came behind on clean-up duty.  Took a little over an hour, but we got 3 gallons.  I was supposed to make jam today, but alas, I did not.  I weeded.  And weeded.  And weeded the garden.  And did some laundry.  I'm old and sore now.  Well, I was already old.  Now I just added sore to it.  =P  Hopefully the weather (and my back) will hold out long enough to finish the garden tomorrow.  I really don't have that much left, but it's a part that hasn't been weeded for 2 weeks or so.  So yeah...that doesn't go so quickly.

It's part of this whole, let's-get-this-house-and-yard-ready-to-sell-for-a-good-price deal.  So so SO hoping it sells quickly so we don't have to worry about selling it anymore.  It would be nice to have one piece of the puzzle done.  As long as we get good neighbors in here for Mr. Tom and Ms. Tina.  Also, we finally got technologically advanced today and got our offer e-mailed to the realtor in what will be our new state of residence, so we'll see how that goes.  We really low-balled our offer - the house needs lots of fixing...and I'm cheap.  And it's bank-owned.  So, hopefully they just want this house off their hands!  ;P

Today the kids and Daddy-o headed into the booming metropolis of our hometown to pick up some ice cream and cones.  At the one and only Dollar General.  'Cause we're big and fancy like that.  So, they came back with stories.  Ruby said that a man dropped 3 cards and didn't know it (presumably credit cards?) so she picked them up and gave them back to him.  And also, a Daddy was holding his little girl who was around 4, and she kicked off her flip-flop, so Ruby picked it back up and gave it to them.  Guess she had a big pick-up day at DG!  ;P  Then, it was Jadelyn's turn to tell me a story.  On their way home, they saw a semi truck out on our booney roads....stuck.  We were talking about it again at lunch, and she was wondering, "why was that truck out here?" or something.  And then, like she often does, she came up with her own answer - to the extent of, "oh.  Maybe he wanted to go see if there was a bear up the hill and kill it."  Yup.  Why does she say these things like they are totally logical explanations?!?!?!?

In other news on the farm, David mowed and weed whacked and pruned down branches that used to whack us when we were mowing and burned brush and sprayed weeds in the driveway and overall was the bomb-diggity.  The kids cleaned up their turtle outside that they keep their outdoor toys in, and also rescued the tadpoles from the nasty pool (they wanted to get tadpoles in their pool, so we didn't clean it out, and boy did they get tadpoles!)  with help from the bomb-diggity Daddy-o.  Oh, and Hickory has another tick on his neck.  And I'm gonna miss our creek.

And that's enough mundaneness for now!