Well here we go, about the  only thing to make me stop talking about politics is, you guessed it, wait for it, FOOTBALL! For me, fall officially begins with football. College football is special in it’s own right but there’s nothing like the NFL. Too bad our politicians can’t take a cue from the NFL players and owners and get a deal done. Fall is my favorite season of the year, yes for football, but also for a number of other reasons. The change to cooler weather, a new school year, hunting season (this year we drew a 2nd season elk tag) and the great family holidays like Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas all make for a great time of the year. It’ll be here before you can blink so get ready. We’re already late on our Halloween costumes! We did see some Christmas wrapping and ribbon for sale at Costco yesterday, they’re on top of it!
Speaking of Costco, the boys and I ran some errands yesterday while Mom was working and Costco was one of our stops. The kids love it because of all the samples available, it’s kind of like a smorgasbord of treats on every isle. The only problem with Costco is you can’t get out of there under a few hundred dollars. Anyhow we loaded up the truck and headed home with our 10 lbs of coffee, 6 gallons of laundry and dishwashing soap, 4 lbs of orange chicken (this was the boys choice), some more tp (can never have too much of this!), some vitamins and Mom’s favorite imported cheese. Buying in huge quantities kind of makes you feel like settlers in the old west stocking up on supplies for the winter or something. We all remember the scenes in the movies of cowboys or settlers pulling into town and getting 20 lbs of coffee, 20 lbs of bacon, a sack or two of flour and 1 small piece of candy for each child. Next it was off to the grocery store where the boys convinced me to have lunch at the Japanese counter inside the store. They love those udon noodles and chicken on a stick. I gave in when I  checked the time and realized it was after 1 and none of us had eaten since breakfast. After a bite to eat, we picked up some essentials like bread, eggs, and a chicken for dinner and then headed home. The littlest one ate all his food and then some of mine and then said he was saving room for a sandwich, he reminds me of me when I was a kid. In fact, both boys do something every day to remind me of me, sometimes good and sometimes not so good. They’re definitely my boys.
We got home and all pitched in to clean the house (again) before Mom arrived home. I did three loads of laundry, cleaned the kitchen, did the dishes, and washed the hard wood floors. The boys helped by picking up all their stuff that had accumulated around the house over the past 2 days. The oldest has really become a helpful guy around the house. He’s now at that age where he pitches in on his own and does something that needs to be done without being asked. The youngest is still more interested in playing video games but after a little push, with a cattle prod, you can get him to pitch in too! (just kidding about the cattle prod, I save that for the misses)
We’re now officially kicking off our back to school drive. This is where you all send us money for school clothes and supplies for the boys. I came up with this ingenious idea after Aunt B sent the boys home with some new clothes the other day. I thought to myself, I’m sure everyone of you would also want to feel the joy of contributing to their wardrobe or the essentials they need when school starts in about 3 1/2 weeks. So we take checks, credit cards, Paypal, and yes, even cash. The littlest wants to move into his own room and needs a new bed and both boys want desks to do their homework in their own rooms. All this takes money so don’t be shy, what are you saving it for anyhow, it’s going down in value every day! In case you don’t know, I’m just kidding here, we’ve been saving a little bit here and there for a few months to handle these expenses, but thanks again Aunt B!
The little guys hives or rash was pretty much gone yesterday but did need just a small does of Benadryl around bed time. The surprise was the oldest had a bunch of bumps or bites or some kind of rash now on his legs! He too took some medicine but mostly toughed it out. Turns out our friends called and their 12 year old also now has the same hives or rash. This is where they boys were playing the other night when the little guys first appeared. Must be something to do with all the moisture around here.
It’s already in the 70’s and just now 6am. 95 degrees is the forecast for the day and the air conditioning is already humming outside. I’m sure the power bill will be $300 or $400 dollars this month. Everyone needs to drink a lot of water in this heat, don’t wait until you’re thirsty.
Well since I’m refraining from politics for the day, I’m about out of things to say. We had some unexpected expenses pop up this week so I think I’ll sell one of my shotguns today to cover the bill. I’m determined to keep my emergency fund in tact and although it’s not much, I need to keep it whole. I guess that’s what an emergency fund is for, emergencies, right? So time to run, we’re burning daylight and there’s lots to do today so I might as well get a jump on it while everyone is still asleep.
Take care and God Bless, and remember, drink lots of water.
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