What I did/bought on Memorial Day....

What a day, what a day. After spending the morning lazing about, dh wanted to go "look" at trucks. We have a full size, long bed pick-up and he was considering trading for a smaller truck. With gas prices going sky high, and the fact that there really isn't a need for a 4x4 in Florida, he wanted to take a gander at what was out there. I rolled my eyes, and said I'd go with him. (Just what I want to do on Memorial Day....spend hours walking on hot blacktopped car lots, searching for something I wasn't going to be driving!)

Well, the first truck we looked at was really nice. A 2003 Ford Ranger Edge, super cab, low miles, all the goodies, loaded....we test drove it....and bought it. I tell ya, when we go shopping, we waste no time. We get it tomorrow....traded even-up. No payments....WooHoo! Not a bad deal....it's 4 years newer than what we have now. And it's smaller than our full size, which means easier handling for me. I was always worried driving our big truck, that I would ding it up in a parking lot. Of course, dh always had a reason not to let me drive it, so the chances of it getting scratched were very low....

After that we came home, got the girls and took them to Barnes and Nobles. We strolled leisurely through the aisles, looking for nothing in particular. We then headed over to my parent's house and visited for a bit. Now dh is walking through the house saying "Dayum....it's hot outside!" Well, no kidding. It's so hot out that our pool water feels like a bathtub. Not refreshing at all! Hopefully some of the rain that is in the forecast will actually fall, and water some of my sad looking plants.

As for this week, there are no real plans yet. Betsy is spending the night at my mom's tonight, and wee one will be tomorrow. At least I will get a reprieve from the continuous chorus of, "I'm-bored-there-is-nothing-to-do-why-can't-<insert friend's name here>-spend-the-night?" etc., etc.

And so, I will close this entry by thanking each and every hero in our military, past and present, living and passed on; who has unselfishly protected this great land of ours. God Bless our men and women fighting for our freedom!