What a busy, but fun weekend. So much to report on.
Shawn had the whole week off so I thought I would take off as well. Yeah, I dream big. But alas, it was not in the stars for me. However, I did manage to take off Friday.
We had to run down to City Hall and register for our alarm permit. Yes, you need a permit for a house alarm and you have to pay 50 bucks for it! And you only get three freebies for the cops to come should the alarm go off. After that they charge you. I think we should just leave the door unlocked and windows open. The insurance deductible might cost less. But it's a good thing we went down to City Hall. In addition to the interesting people watching (I couldn't snap a picture of the lady smoking her "hand-rolled" cigarette and drinking a 40 out of a paper bag in her truck at 10 in the morning. Shawn thought that would have been rude and possibly started an altercation). But I did manage to find out it was Round Up weekend. Yes, who knew? So I made sure to take care of all my outstanding tickets and spread word to my crew to pay up 'cause the man was going to hunt us down.
After I got my personal legal issues in order we headed for the State Fair. You know, Big Tex never ages.
We made our way to the Fletchers stand. I just don't know what it is about these things but I just don't like them. I've tried them a number of times and they don't get better. I think it's what a battered and fried eraser might taste like.
After some walking around and encountering every Zoom whitening kiosk on the fair grounds (yes, you can get your teeth whitened at the fair. They must have had a dozen kiosks with people in the chairs getting zoomed. Just odd and sort of gross) we stopped for a big 'ol plate of nachos. Yum. Yum. I ate 99% of these. But I had a diet coke so it was healthy.
After that Shawn had a fried Snickers. I didn't get a picture or a bite of that. Work called and I had to take a timeout and attend to business while Shawn devoured that tasty treat.
After that, we left. It was starting to get hot and crowded. We will make it back to the fair before it ends. We'll go with some friends, take better pictures, and eat a bit more. I still need to get fried Frito Pie, fried cheesecake, fried Oreos, and funnel cake. But don't be alarmed at all that food. I'll wash it all down with a diet coke and make it healthy.
Back at the Ponderosa, I finally got the bedroom painted. Not the best pic but you get the idea. I really like this color. It's a bit dark and gray in the picture. It has more blue tones in real life.
And then I had to make the weekly Target run. I've decided it is wrong to go to Target and not snap a fun pic. This Target pic of the week is brought to you by Duct Tape (or is it Duck Tape.. who knows). But it is true that it really can solve any problem big or small. This I put in the big category.
Now, if you can drive a Jag, don't you think you could afford to take care of a little bodywork. This is just tacky. But I thank them for it because it gives me something to talk about.
That's about it for now. More to come.
