Ponderings of a Middle-Aged Mom: Ten Thought Tuesday: Fourth of July Weekend Style!

Hello Tuesday that feels like Monday because of the holiday!

Hope you all had a fun, safe Fourth.

Ready for random 4th of July related thoughts??

You are?

OK. . .

Here we go:

10. Had a FABULOUS weekend. Started the weekend off by going to the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge Friday afternoon. We absolutely had a blast! NNWF is our favorite place to go for nature walks.

9. We seen 2 Bald Eagles, 2 Great Blue Herons, some geese, some ducks, what might have been a harbor seal or an otter and watched the tide come in.

8. Saturday, Kaylee and I had a 'Girls day out'. Value Village had a 50% off sale. And I took full advantage of the sale.

7. We walked out with 6 pairs of shorts and 6 or 8 tank tops. All for $26. That? Is an awesome deal.

6. Kaylee also spent her $25 gift card for Barnes & Noble. She walked out with 3 books.

5. When the hell did books get so damn expensive??

4. Between all the walking we did Friday and Saturday, I could barely move on Sunday. Yes people, I am that out of shape.

3. Monday we grilled steaks, chicken and corn on the cob. And by we I mean Randall and I.

After it got dark, Randall and his Dad shot off a few fireworks. Then we sat back and enjoyed the fireworks that people in the neighborhood shot off. It was a pretty decent show.

2. But I absolutely LOVE fireworks so I may be biased.

1. This was by far the best 4th we've had in quite some time. No one argued. No one fought. Everyone worked together and in the end? It totally paid off.

How about you? What did you do for the 4th??

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ravenmoon13 28p · 717 weeks ago

So glad you had a stress-free holiday! By the way, I DM'ed you last night.
My recent post A family outing for the 4th

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Stasha 77p · 717 weeks ago

I got the DM's. . . Send me a link so I can see it!

And I am SO, SO happy it was stress free.

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@GAFlygirl · 717 weeks ago

glad you had a good 4th of july! books- my suggestion would be to check around. you can often get the same titles for dirt cheap on amazon and if you have amazon prime you can get 2 day shipping for free! or you can get a bunch at walmart and only pay 97 cents shipping if you buy standard shipping. if you have it delivered to your store and pick them up there you can get shipping free, but my experience is often amazon is cheaper than walmart. you can even get some books used for 1 cent or so but then you have to pay shipping unless it is approved for amazon prime

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Thanks for the info on the books!

Kaylee's teacher gave her a gift card to Barnes & Noble. . . And she was itching to use it.

I could not believe that 25 dollars only bought 3 books.

Completely blew me away!

Oka · 717 weeks ago

well mine was pretty rotten, one day I can fill you in with details if you really want to hear them

Sounds like a great weekend for all over there, I would of loved Friday and Monday

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Oka,

I know you are having a hard time.

I am always here for you. Always.

Email me.

Write a post and 'pour your heart out' with Shell.

Don't hold it in.

Love you.

Me

Haven't written it out because I can't afford to short out my laptop if I cry.

Laptops are durable now a days!

Takes more than tears to short one out.

Write.

Even if you don't post it? Write it down.

Write down your thoughts. Write down your worries. Write down your fears.

It will help you deal with everything.