A Road Less Travelled

Friday was one of those odd days. And when I say odd I mean strange and fun. I knew it was going to be busy, but I wasn’t exactly sure I was prepared for what I got.

 The first thing you need to know about Friday is that the Lansberry’s and we did not coordinate our plans at all. There were no planning sessions or plots. We were not stalking them. It just kinda worked out the way it did.

So, to start with Crystal and I gathered up all the children and trucked them out to the Trinity Lutheran Garage Sale. It was a little tricky to be a thorough as I would have like with either Noah’s hand clutched in mine or Justice in the stroller and all the other kids in tow. I did manage to find a set of four brown soup mugs. You know, the kind that look like little pots. I found some books, though not as many as I would have liked, a travel mug in really good condition and a dress I think will fit nicely. The real find, though, was an electric organ Arianna found and bought for ten dollars. It came with a bench and some music, too. The kids each bought some toys and Noah bought a little bike with training wheels.

 After the yard sale we stopped at a grocery store for some things we would need that night and then we stopped at a ‘restaurant’ (McDonald’s) for some ‘food’. From there we proceeded to Joann Fabrics for the big sale and met the Lansberrys as they were leaving. We met another family in the store and yet another family on the way out. I found some really cool orange fabric to make more orange pants and some black fabric to make a tunic that won’t clash with the orange pants. I like to be considerate to the people around me. I bought some other fabric that was suitably nifty, but I can’t quite remember it right now.

I made my purchases far before Crystal was ready to leave so I took Justice, Samuel and Arianna out to the van so Crystal could have some measure of peace. Justice managed to wander around the front of the van and have a good old time which I was really glad for because his day had consisted of a lot of sitting so far. Crsytal came out and we went to Leaves and Beans the week’s coffee supply (mmmm, coffee) and then we headed home. We put the littles down for naps and then Crystal and I flew around the house tidying up. We made food for many people and then headed over to the Lansberry house for Game Night. I had a lot of fun and even injured my hand during a game of Jungle Speed. It still kind of hurts. I went home tired, but it had been a good day. A strange, odd day, but a good one.