It was a busy week. Bubby and I manage to stay pretty busy with work and home chores. We have had such lovely fall weather that we have fallen behind on our fall yard work. During the week, Bubby brought Drewfy and Sister home on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons (after nap time, of course), and they played outside while she worked in the garden and flower beds. She gave Drewfy a pair of "nippers" and turned him loose on the sumac bushes in the back yard. I am glad I didn't witness the ever enthusiastic Andrew with a pair of garden shears big enough to cut off a digit. Of course, Evelyn would not be outdone, so Bubby gave her a much smaller, but equally sharp, pair of garden snips. When Rosalyn came to pick the kids up, she informed Bubb that Evelyn was "playing" with the nips, and Bubb didn't bother to tell her that she had given them to Sister to use. They'll grow up fast around the Bubb, that's for sure.
We rose early on Saturday and tackled the final dismantling of the garden. We had to pull the beans off of the horse fence, take out the fence and its supporting posts, and load all of the refuse into the back of the truck. We were on our way to pick up Drewfy by 9:00 AM. He and Bubby have been planning a trip to the dump for weeks now. I don't quite understand the fascination, but it probably gave them something to talk about. We picked up a few things at Dan's house, and loaded up the boy.
Of course Andrew enjoyed the new experience, and immediately noticed the smell associated with a landfill. Fortunately, we weren't there long enough for him to spot the rotting remains of some slaughtered animal, we don't want him to grow up quite that fast! The big selling point of a trip to the dump is a treat on the way home. Bubby had been promising a Frosty from Wendy's, but it was only 9:45 AM when we got back to town. I thought we were going to have to punt, but fortunately, Wendy's opens their doors at 10:00 each morning.
We killed the wait time by having a breakfast burrito at Roberto's Taco Shop. Andrew had pancakes for breakfast, so he was only mildly interested in the burritos. Instead he sipped on an agua de pina and made loud, and somewhat insulting, comments about the other early morning customers. There are some downsides to having a four year old with a 10-year old vocabulary and a 2-year old's sense of propriety.
When we dropped Andrew off with a Frosty for himself and Evelyn, his parents were up to their sticky elbows in squeezing pomegranates for jelly. We escaped as quickly as possible, but while I gave the lawns the once over, Bubby went back to help. The syrup (it didn't jell properly as pomegranate jelly tends to do) has a beautiful color and is reported to be a proper balance of sweet and tart.
Bubby and I had a couple of social obligations which we participated in. We watched the entire first half of the SUU vs. DSCU football game (something I am required to do as the Dean), enjoyed a bag of kettle corn, went to the movies (Red), and then to a men's basketball game (because I like those). All in all a very full Saturday.
Buboppy
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