Some1s_Sista

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Sixx was delivered to UNC Greensboro yesterday. Man, is it unnervingly quiet here! She’s got a lovely room/suite she’s sharing with 3 friends and her constant chaos/mess makes it look like she been there for a few weeks already! Lol.

Meanwhile, back on the homefront, I’m cleaning up her room. Again.

Miss her already but she’ll be back as soon as early voting opens.

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Last favorite dinner made, eaten, and cleaned up.

Truck is packed out.

Ready to head to Greensboro in the morning.

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Quick what are you doing RIGHT now (besides scrolling Tumblr)

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Sitting in the waiting room at physical therapy

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Sitting on the couch watching The Color Purple

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So while yesterday was family day at the beach (3 out of the 5 kids were with us), today was just the two of us. At our fave restaurant/bar where we split a pizza and salad and had a couple drinks then walked it off window shopping through town and posing in the park. A lovely Monday. Back to reality tomorrow!

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The shibumi shade hates me

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Found my answer!

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“What’s for dinner???”The eternal question

Well, tonight it was Hot Fudge Sundaes! I used to do this when the kids were little and their Dad would be out of town. It always cheered them up. And it was fun. Then when he’d announce a job out of town or a work trip they’d all reply “Sundaes!!!”

But tonight I’m the sad one (a lil bit) cuz Sixx goes back to school Wednesday. Already! I know. So last week I asked her what dinners she wanted before she heads back and I’ve been making all her favorites …

Three Bean Chili

Nachos (w/leftover chili)

Chicken Parmesan

“Bacon” Chowder (actually a green bean chowder I make with bacon so she’s always called it bacon chowder since she was little 🥹)

Ham steaks with potato salad

Buffalo wings

Chicken & Broccoli Alfredo

And tomorrow will be Chinese style Spareribs.

I haven’t heard what else she’d like but I think I’ve covered all her favorites that I make. I should see if she has any requests from her Dad. Although he usually handles breakfast.

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Irony is starting your diet (well, getting back on track) and then finding out it’s National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day

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So I was joking with James that when society finally collapses we’ll be ok. We can survive on our 2 dozen cherry tomatoes, 3 jalapeños, and a cucumber! And he ran out and then came back in setting down these giant zukes and summer squash with a big ol’ “so there, smartass!”

Don’t really know what to expect from the garden this year. Most of the summer has been spent in drought and now we’ve been drowning (and steaming - it’s hot af) for 2 weeks straight. We lost the cucumber plants, no matter how we tried to water everyday.

Anyways, the smaller zuchini has been turned into fritters. The larger will likely become a big ol lasagna, and I’m thinking summer squash Milanese.

At least I know the aren’t covered in cyclospora

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What the hell? Where did July go???

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We went to breakfast this morning before grocery shopping and I swear this young man in the diner a table or two behind us, just stepped out of the 1950s and into the diner. I kept the photo blurry on purpose cuz I did not have permission but you can get the gist.

He was so legit, right down to his pegged pants and shoes, that I actually looked around to see if someone was filming for an ad or a movie. The whole town is like stepping back in time, so that’s not unusual.

Anyways, what style. You go, sir!

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Saturday lunch date, of course. I got no pictures of the food cuz we had Sixx with us and we were having too much fun joking and laughing to stop and take photos.

She goes back to school on the 12th so we’ve been running around all week trying to pick up everything she needs. AND we had to finish everything with regards to a small student loan to pay the balance left for the year. Her sisters and brother each pitched in to pool some book/spending money.

We got home Monday night from the quick trip to CT. God I miss New England (no not when it snows!), it was so nice to get out of the heat and humidity for a cpl days.

So Tuesday I took her to the $1 aisles at Dollar General and got all her health and beauty aids for $19! Then took her to Roses Wednesday (which is a lot like Kmart, maybe dirtier!) and picked up some dorm essentials on the cheap - I think another $25. And today we went into the big city and grabbed her some art supplies at Ollie’s (Good Stuff Cheap!) I think the most expensive purchase today were 2 pillow shams at Wally World for $25. Ouch. They had nothing at Ollie’s. But that’s the thing with that store, you never know what they’ll actually have week to week.

So aside from some kitchen sponges and some face soap I buy from my friend on the beach, She’s all set to go back.

Loan completed and approved✔️

Move in day timeslot scheduled✔️

All purchases purchased✔️

Now my little bestie and partner in ice cream crimes who thinks I’m independently wealthy can go back to school and my paychecks will once again belong to my bills

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Umm, what the hell is going on here? This is the parking lot of the hotel outside Harrisburg. Four more have joined since I took this photo. Google earth cars? Mosquito sprayers?

Reminds me of

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We have now entered the Twizzler portion of the road trip

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Server: What can I get you?

Me: The patty melt please

James: For breakfast???

Me: What, it has bacon on it.

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The old elm tree is coming down branch by branch with the storms that have been coming in every evening this week. This one nearly took out my honey suckle but luckily nothing else. You can see some widow-makers still hanging in up there. So, looks like the new front porch will have to be put on hold so we can bring in a tree guy to take this down before it takes out the fence, or the neighbors!

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Mercury is in Gatorade again, isn’t it?

Woke up with a pinched nerve in my neck.

Went down stairs to find there had been a collapse in the livingroom fireplace. Some bricks in the chimney gave way and fell knocking out the cap just above the fireplace thereby dumping brick, brick dust, soot, dirt, twigs…you name it. Into the livingroom. How we slept through what had to be a big commotion I’ll never know. And this wasn’t even the fireplace we had the contractor look at. That’s in the guest room!

Husband said “Let’s go to brekky” and picked my least favorite place. When they brought our plates they had given me my husband’s sausage (which I gave back to him) and my bacon was no where to be found. When they brought my replacement bacon it was literally burnt black. Like, how could you even say “yeah. Serve it.”

Went to clean the bath house and the last person didn’t turn the shower button off so when I turned on the water I was drowned.

Sixx gave me the wrong info when I was completing the co-signer app so now our apps will not match, and I can’t get back into it to fix it after it’s been submitted.

Went to vacuum up the dusty mess on the livingroom rug and my vacuum started screaming like I’d inadvertently sucked up some demons so I just turned it off and parked it in the corner.

Im putting all electronics and such down now, grabbing a book, and I’m going to finish it from the safety of my couch and fluffy blanket