Shopped 'till we dropped....and other tidbits

The family gathering went well on Saturday, although we could have had better weather.  It was a bit humid.  I sent each family home with a bottle of organic blood orange Italian soda.  

Sunday, I never got the chance to even lift one of my library books.
  

Hubby high-jacked my camera and tried to take a photo of me in my pajamas on the porch.  

We watched the sunrise, and sipped hot coffee before our maddening day started.

We also watched this travel up the highway.  It looks like the person lives in that "buggy" and I think we've seen it one other year in the past.  The back of it had many flashing lights to warn drivers.

Back to the day we had...we had to make a trip to buy school shoes for three girls.  We were running out of time.  Two start school this Wednesday.   

We shopped at three stores before going to the mall, and we hit every shoe store there, and I still never found a pair of sandals for myself (if I was shopping for them, I thought I might as well shop for myself too).    9,000 of my fitbit steps racked up fast with all that walking.  It's hard to find shoes when two of your kids wear a women's size 11 (and yourself).

The kids however, got their shoes, and other last minute supplies.  We also spent over 2 hours at the cell store.  Ugh.  Now I have to learn how to call and text all over again.   Hubby insisted it was time to give up my "talk and text" phone that was so ancient, that they could not transfer any of the photos off of it.

Trust me, I collapsed after that.  It was the only day that all three could go in one trip, otherwise I would have been sitting on my cozy porch recuperating.

I want to move to the mountains where you have to write letters to communicate, or drive to my door to deliver a message.  Technology and I are not a good pair, ha ha!  It's getting too expensive anymore as well. 

I am glad Son wants to "chill" and pack his belongings today.  I myself, need a few more days to recuperate, but I want to make a nice dinner tonight too.  Chickpea stuffed shells sound good. 

I don't want to see a store of any sort for a loooong time.