Friday fun

When you don't hear anything from me for days here on my blog, sometimes it's because I'm nose-deep in music arrangements, prep, and practices.  And having a ball.  But there's just not much to write home about!  

Yesterday, however, Austin's preschool was closed, so he was my buddy.  We went to the bank and the grocery store, he talking NON-STOP.  He even tries to tell me which way to go when we're driving.  He's always saying,  "Go dis way," and "Go dat way," as he points.  And he recognizes so many things as we drive by them.  There's a new Cracker Barrel in town, which he's been to several times, and sure enough, as we drove past it yesterday, he pointed and said, "Cwacky Bawell."   

After his nap we had fun with a bag of new balloons.  I have one of those little, plastic things that pumps them up, and he just loved pumping, then I'd slide the balloon off the end and it would go spinning and flying.  But then he wanted me to tie one so he could bat it around.  

We've been happily surprised how profusely our marigolds have grown and blossomed in the past month.  We are no longer the only house on the street with no flowers!   I just thought of it that I haven't seen any rabbits running around lately.  I wonder where they went?  Dick did spray some stinky-smelling anti-rabbit and deer stuff on the tiny, little marigolds in June or July.  Maybe it scared them completely away, haha!

Last evening we drove to Harrisburg to meet Frank.  He brought Destiny there from Reading, so we could have her up here this weekend.  It was raining torrentially  (spell check doesn't think that's a word, but I like it).  The interesting thing was that off to the west was a bright sun peeking through at the edge of the dark clouds!  So cool!  And sure enough, to our east was a HUGE rainbow.

 

The rain did not last all evening, thankfully.  We got our girl, complete with her birthday dress, so she can wear it to church on Sunday.   

As Dick drove, I indulged his favorite Friday evening passion.  Lancaster Newspapers has a link to a live blog from Manheim Central's football games.  Since he couldn't sit at his computer and keep up with the game, I was a good wife and found the blog on my iPhone.  I read those updates aloud to him throughout the entire game!  And I have to admit, it was FUN!!   I am no football fan.  Until our boys (Frank and Ray) played for Manheim Central, I had absolutely no understanding of the game.  When the crowd would cheer or boo, I would quietly say to Dick,  "What just happened?"  Now if I could have had an iPhone and a live blog to follow while sitting at those games, I probably would have understood what was going on!!