It was a busy weekend. Jenni brought the twins over to go school clothes shopping. They arrived late Friday night and left Sunday morning. Maddie went out on a date Sat. night with a boy from Bellevue she met at the Fort Flagler Running Camp she went to a while back.
H&M showed me some of the clothes and shoes they bought. Man oh man, am I glad I don't have teenagers. Good thing they're both working too. Mary gave them a little cash and I did too. Maddie had a $50 gift certificate to some fancy running store and she got some real good deals there. They gave her a discount for being on a running team and another discount for spending over $50. Everything she got was super cute. Hunter showed me some underwear he paid $7.50 a pair for! Good Lord! When I was a kid, we got to look through the Sears & Roebuck catalog and try to find a couple outfits. Our list always got shaved way down. Dad just couldn't afford it.
Jenni bought some Christmas ornaments for gifts in December. My favorite was this one...
One of Jake's favorite things to do is play in the front seat of the car and "drive". It can occupy him for a half hour or more. He turns on the blinkers, flashers, wipers, and honks the horn. Monkeys with anything that moves. Saturday, Mary asked Hunter if he would babysit Jake while she got ready for a party. Said to get his quad out and let him ride it in the driveway. Well, Jake rode to the bottom of the driveway, climbed off and headed for Mary's car that was parked in the street. Wanted to get in and drive....so he did.
Here's a shot of Jenni and the twins on Saturday before Maddie's date.
And here's Mary and Andy as they get ready to go to a house party.
Jake and I spent the day together today. At one point, I found an old broom handle in the garage and decided I would use it to help me get down the steps easier on their back deck. Jake came a runnin' as soon as he saw it. I think he figured it was something I found for HIM!
Sunday, Catie picked me up and we met Mary Gaboury at Muckleshoot Casino to play bingo.
We didn't win but it was nice to get together. We stopped at Walmart in Renton on the way home.
My, what a lousy store! Dirty, crowded, noisy, a horrible experience. Catie says it's in a bad neighborhood which probably accounted for the cop car just sitting outside.
Kind of interesting to observe Catie finding the casino. Her phone wasn't working that well so she hooked mine up and used the GPS which talked us right to the door. I really should learn how that works.
A teenage girl came by to meet Jake today. She's going to babysit starting Wednesday and will work all next week. Mary is looking for a daycare but may decide to go the nanny route instead. Having a nanny is a HUGE job. You have to pay payroll taxes, provide her meals, vacation, etc....just like having a regular employee. Not to mention the background checks you have to do. And it isn't a cheap way to go either. Very expensive. She's stressed trying to get this whole thing up and running. I hope she finds a good daycare. I'll be here Wed-Fri with the teenager and I think she's glad about that. Mary will take me back to my car on Sat. morning early. I may have to come back after Labor Day if nothing is settled on daycare by then.
By the way, I meant to mention...have you heard of the 'Just for U' Safeway website? You sign up using your Safeway card, making sure your number,name, and phone number all match. You click on the ads you see online and it registers to your card so when you go through checkout, you automatically get the reduced price. They also monitor what kind of stuff you buy and tell you "online" what you can get that product for in the store. This info isn't for general shoppers...just you.
Jenni told me about it. Check it out. Your points add up and that gives you additional sale prices too.
Well, dinner is ready. Mary fixed shrimp with pasta. Yum!
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