I love me the thrift store! Oh, my goodness, a fun day for me would be a day to go and just explore and look at all the books and magazines and hidden treasures. I took three of the kiddos this morning and we went exploring. I found some kid's books, including one for Abbie that will be age appropriate. It is VERY hard to find books for young girls that don't include parent problems, ghosts, horses, or boyfriends. I can handle the horses, but Abbie isn't the slightest bit interested in horses. Any suggestions for me? Matt has been wanting to read Robin Hood and I found one that is perfect for his age. Anyhoo... I found a Sorry game, a Jr. Monopoly game (I just taught the three oldest how to play and I had forgotten how much fun it is), two Jay-Jay wooden puzzles for James, a book for me, a drawing book for the boys, a TobyMac CD for Tyler, and some more Little People farm animals to go with James' Little people farm. You have to be careful when you get the games and puzzles because many times some of the pieces are gone, but today I hit the jackpot!
My inlaws are coming home tomorrow. They have been gone for 13 days on a tour of Canada and the Dakotas. We are going to grill out tomorrow night and shoot fireworks with them. They have sent word that there are "NO GOOD" veggies in Canada so we are having a little different food than the traditional 4th of July fare. I am going to surprise them with grilled chicken and lots of good down-home southern veggies. And apple pie and ice cream. I am thinking about making a cake also, but haven't decided about that one. And homemade lemonade. I am going to try it for the first time. My grandmother always fixed lemonade for the 4th and doing it reminds me of her.
Today Mark has been home and we have just been relaxing and playing games this afternoon. Tonight is more garden work and if I don't iron tonight Mark will not have ANY clothes to wear to work next week. The pile is overflowing from the clothes chair in our room (does anyone else have a chair specifically to hold clothes in your bedroom?" We do.