Weekend Wanders

Another Monday almost under my belt. That must mean my weekend is gone again. It was filled to the brim as always and I'm fighting exhaustion as usual but I'm mostly a happy camper this fine (but still too warm) fall afternoon. Amanda and I hit Rally in the Valley Friday night. Just us two rode over....no kids this time. I enjoyed it, I don't get nearly enough "grown up time" these days...it never lasts long enough. Saturday morning brought on a sudden thought to shop Hobby Lobby. I needed the perfect birthday gift for one of the moms in my life. I never trust my taste and it takes me FOREVER to pick anything out but I did it....finally. I had been craving Geno's pizza since I'd opened my eyes...what IS it about that mall pizza anyway? It hit the spot too. Tracker eyeballed a Halloween Boo-tique (cute!) so we had to stop off there and then the girl child spied Kohl's, the store I always forget about. She's been "saving" her money since this summer so she can contribute to the vehicle she hopes to be driving come April 2nd. By "saving" I mean that she worked all summer and has more jeans that one butt can wear in a month, various shirts, some still with tags on, some jewelry, color contacts, lots of shoes, and $180 cash. :) I have to say tho, $180 would have paid for a third of my first car. Not gonna be so for "Miss I Want", I'm afraid. So as we break the threshold of Kohl's, I remind her that she is gonna be car shopping in less than six months and that I'm not contributing to her overstuffed closet til Christmas. Period. Forty minutes later, the boys and I have had our fill of the store but Taylor can't be found. Around and around we went looking for her, inside bathrooms and dressing rooms. No Taylor. Well, when I finally DID find her, it was no wonder she went missing...she was buried behind the mound of clothes she was carrying around. Again, I remind her of the car issue to which she replies, "But I NEED it and it's all on sale!". So I shrugged, "Whatever, it's your money but you're gonna be pissy when all your friends are driving and YOU are walking. Guess you'll look cute hitchhiking." I'm still in shock at the justification process she went thru next. "Well," she says, "when you let me drive home from town the other day, I decided that driving was just too scary. I'm not buying a car. When I need to go somewhere, I'll just drive yours." Ooooh. Is that so????? Not even an hour prior to this, she'd told me that she wanted nothing for Christmas....just money for her car. I'd say the girl has a slight shopping addiction. I shall be reminding her of this conversation when April rolls around. God help me survive her.

We went to Amanda & Dustan's for dinner Saturday nite & watched OU play that bi-polar football game. Well, most of it anyway. I'd claim bein a Texas native but that wouldn't be much better and I don't reckon I need any more enemies anyhow. Then yesterday, we listened to the testimony of a family who've just returned from Belize on missions. Absolutely fascinating. I want to go and almost have Josh talked into it. Tracker's game becuz of the snakes and lizards he saw on the slide show but the teenagers?? Eh. They are passionate about exactly one thing....anything that directly involves them. I think they found it more interesting than they let on but they've grown quite accustomed to indoor plumbing and air conditioning.

Josh and I once again tried to find this mysterious piece of property he so desperately wishes to own. Three hours on a four wheeler up the mountains and thru the brush will do a lot to temper a person...especially when you never find what you're looking for. I've decided it's just not out there. Someone is selling a piece of land that simply does not exist so unless this real estate agent wants to give me a personally guided tour, I'm not for it. Josh hasn't quite given up just yet.