Tuesday, June 6, 2006 - Extreme Clean: HomeSchool Edition Part 1
Well, my daughter was at a sleepover and has the only working digital camera...so no pictures yet...but I promise there will be!
My Mom arrived safe and sound Friday afternoon. My youngest son and I picked her up and then had a nice dinner together at Denny's
Saturday morning found us going to garage sales...what else? You can't get us together and NOT go to them on a Saturday morning!?! Mom found some good deals on clothes, and I found a couple pairs of capris and some things for the kids. Saturday afternoon we went to the Kane County Flea Market (www.kanecountyfleamarket.com) touted the "best in the midwest". I think we spent more on lemonade, funnel cake, and kettle corn that we did on anything else! It was really fun to look around and get some decorating ideas. I love antiques!! I did buy Phantom of the Opera on DVD for my daughter for only $4...that was a deal! We spent four hours there!
On the way home, we saw a guy standing in the median holding a sign that said FREE something....well you know me....I was curious what was free. The closer we got I noticed it said FREE FOOD and then something underneath. So I slowed down and finally saw that it said Buffalo West Wings. This was a new restaurant that hadn't opened yet. So Mom and I thought...we'll go see what this is about. Well, sure enough, we went to the door and lo and behold they were giving away free food. And I'm not just talking samples...I'm talking THE WHOLE MEAL! They were set to open in a couple of days and they figured this was the best way to market..get people eating it and they'll start talking. So we got our drinks, an appetizer and two entrees TOTALLY FREE! That was way cool!
We were very tired when we got home and I needed to get some rest because I had to sing at church the next morning....
Sunday morning found me getting up at 5:30 a.m. -- which if you know me real well is like 4 hours before I prefer to awake. I was on the vocal team for worship that Sunday and we have to be there at 7am to practice. All three of the boys wanted to go with me so we all left the house at 6:30!
Church went well...our new student ministries director spoke on prayer ... he was a really good speaker. We then stayed for the 6th grade BBQ with our 2nd son who is entering the middle school ministry. It was fun to have a meal with other families and introduce my southern Mom to friends! Then we all came home and took naps! Ahhhhh...Sunday afternoon naps...they're the BEST! Then it was off to church again for the 9th grade BBQ -- our oldest daughter is entering (gasp!) the high school years! A day of church, fellowship, naps and BBQ's -- what more could you ask for?
Obviously, we've done nothing towards the "Extreme Clean: Homeschool Edition" but....just wait, there's more...
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