Popcorn's Pace

Ahhh summer. Lazy days, the sound of water splashing....barbecue chicken on the grill....evening bike rides.... don't you love it? If only! The Popcorn's schedule runs at killer pace especially when a car is out of the rotation and at the Dr's. office as is the case this week. Here's a peek at yesterday...

Up at 6

Pad downstairs, flip on coffee

Back up to make sure popson in shower

Drive popson to early workout by 7

Back home to make sure popdaughter is moving around

Downstairs to put finishing touches on lunches for two kernels

Drive popdaughter to work by 8

Stop by Whataburger to pick up popson's fav breakfast

Stop by Starbizzle to pick up remaining popdaughter's fav iced coffee

Back home to make self presentable

Walk to neighbor's house to let Holly(Australian shepherd) out, feed Holly, talk to Holly, water patio plants

Grab extra shirt, towel, flip flops, lunch bag, get in car to pick up popson at 8:45 and take to work by 9

Stop at coffee shop to finish studying for Bible Study must lead at 9:30

9:30-11:30 Bible Study with precious friends

11:30 run cushion to chair back to store, loved chair, bought chair

Bought gift at same store for lake house friends

Grocery store because hungry for tenderloin for dinner, plus so easy

Home to sort things from room popdaughter "cleaned out" night before (oy!)

1:00 Pick up popson from work

ok, did try to get in a little swim but clouded up, gave up

laundry whirring between all above, so dealt with laundry for a while

checked on Holly, talked to Holly, fresh water in bowl

Dinner in oven, made salad

Served Mr. Pop and popson dinner plates, popson's 5:45 piano lesson looming large

Kissed them bye, disappeared upstairs...

Got self re-presentable for choir at 6:30

Planned to get popdaughter 2 from work at 6, but popdaughter 1 added a need to plans...

Drove popdaughter 1 to Mr. Popcorn who had driven popson to piano at church

Popdaughter 1 met friend there, left for evening

Traded two seater car with Mr. Popcorn for four seater tag teaming for more shuttling....

Traded jobs with Mr. Popcorn who now left to pick up popdaughter 2 at work

Drove to church, picked up popson and popfriend, drove to pool party

Raced back to church by 6:40 for 6:30 (oy) choir practice

Choir practice til 8:30

Drove to Super Churchlady's to pick up dress,(darling, precious dress, thanks SCL!!) visit, pick up popson

Home.....whew...exhausted...but still....cleaned up remaining dinner issues, started dishwasher

folded more laundry, put away...

walked down to check on Holly, talk to Holly, pet Holly, put Holly up for evening....

Walked home, fed Charlotte...then FINALLY...

launched into get ready for bed routine...teeth, face, blah blah blah

fell in bed next to already zonked Mr. Pop..

tried to read, yea right....lights out.... : 0

Summer's killin' Popcorn.