Random Notes from the Sandwich Life

1.  I'd like to complain about the heat and humidity but maybe it will make our seeds pop quickly.  How's that for positive thinking?  A lot of them aren't even in the ground yet.  Ernie had prepared one of the beds for planting yesterday but I was so tired last night I didn't even want to plant seeds.  That is EXTREMELY tired for me.

2.  This evening we go to the awards ceremony so my sweet curmudgeon can get his Ambassador of Goodwill award.  I mentioned this to a neighbor/friend last night and she said, "oh great," then paused and said, "Leo?"  I giggled and nodded. 

3.  Speaking of ambassadors, my sweet little ambassador had his lunch stolen from his backpack yesterday.  This left him with only a tiny bag of Cheetos (and yes that means I give him Cheetos and NO I never thought I would do that...we refer to it as his daily Cheeto sigh).  He saw who did it.  Ernie asked him why he didn't go tell a teacher and he said "he was so mad but he wanted to make sure Ernie hadn't just forgotten to put one in his backpack."  Poor sweet pea, it's exactly what I would have done.

4.  My other sweet pea came home and gave Ernie a note that said, "I, AM, A.....SOLOIST!"  Yes, he will be a soloist in the third grade concert and he is VERY pleased.  He proudly called me at work to give me the news and announce, "Dad was so happy he almost cried."  God I love those boys.

5.  In other news?  Eh....it's Tuesday and it feels as though it should be at least Thursday.  At least I slept last night.  After work last night I had to stop at the store and my shopping list was....and I am unashamedly admitting this:  beer, Cheetos and Unisom.  I tried to flesh it out so to speak by getting some meat for the grill for dinner but I still was mildly embarassed by myself.  I held the box of Unisom in my hands, calculated how many nights it would make me sleep, sighed and put it back.  Fortunately I was so tired last night that I slept pretty deep and hard despite the fact that there was a third person in our bed for some unknown reason.

6.  Yesterday was the third anniversary of my father's death.  It seems like longer ago in some ways.  Judi was still alive and in South Carolina....my mother was grieving but doing all right physically.  Ernie's cancer had returned but hadn't metastisized.  Owen was in kindergarten with that wretched teacher.  All so long ago. And now I've got an Ambassador of Goodwill and a Soloist.  My father would be so proud.

7.  The tree peonies are blooming!!!

8.  And here is one of the Amanda Shires' songs that I am liking so much.  Thanks to Van!