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The Sunday Salon: Football Sunday!

Sunday Salon

My long birthday weekend is coming to a close. I spent it reading and sleeping (mostly) and it was wonderful. Thank you for all of the birthday wishes. I don’t think four days have ever gone by so quickly but here I am and it’s Sunday already.

Last night, we went to our first high school game of the year and it was great. The only thing missing? The Teen! He went on a retreat with ASB (Associated Student Body), so the game was very low-key since those kids are the ones to set-up and work the speakers, get the crowd going, etc. But, he was at the top of a mountain sitting around a campfire, having paintball wars and doing rope courses. He is in good hands.

Today, we are heading to my MIL’s house to watch football. Go Green Bay! Other than that, not much else is planned.

Oh, and did I mention that rehearsals for Oliver start in one week? Yes! Time flies. Pretty soon we will be in full swing with auditions and everything else that comes with it.

What am I reading?

I am reading Bellman & Black by Diane Setterfield. The first six chapters were slow. They literally put me to sleep. Now? I am on chapter 27 and it’s picked up quite a bit, but I haven’t seen a ghost yet and it’s supposed to be a ghost story.

What am I cooking?

Nothing yet. It’s too hot to even think about. I can’t wait for this ridiculous heat wave to be over. It has been between 102-104 all week long. I can’t stand it when it’s this hot. Nothing sounds good. Okay, shrimp tacos sound good but only if someone else makes them for me.

What am I watching?

I am trying to catch up with Under the Dome. It’s gotten better but I am way, way behind.

What do you have planned?

The Sunday Salon: Fun at the Fair

Today, we are recovering from our trip to the L.A. County Fair yesterday. I am not sure how hot it was. I think when I checked at one point it said 104 degrees and it must have been at LEAST 70% humidity because I was sweating buckets! It wasn’t pretty!

Here are some photos from the day, but they were all taken fairly early on because once I got hit with sun stroke (that is seriously what it felt like), I gave up on the picture taking.

Check out all the horrible food choices they had! I shouldn’t be surprised, but I was surprised by how many people were eating it. I know it’s part of the fun, but I cringed. It seemed so over-the top wrong.

Fair Food Stand #1

This next one is smokey!

Fair Food Stand #2

Fair Food Stand #3

What did we have? Roasted rotisserie chicken and tortillas! The Boy opted for a $16 corn dog!! Never give your kid money and tell him to go find something to eat. No pic of the corn dog but it was over a foot long and I don’t even know how big around. I swear, it was the diameter of a baseball bat. The top part!

The Girl and a turtle wrangler. His name was Rush.

The Girl with a turtle wrangler

We expected to see more animals, but there really weren’t that many to be seen. But aren’t these baby pigs adorable? The Girl wanted to feed that little runt on the left because he wasn’t getting any of the good stuff.

Baby Pigs!

Remember the Zoltar machine from the movie Big? Well, The Teen HAD to give it a shot and the fortune was so spot on, it was scary. Scary, I say!

The Boy and Zoltar

A little while ago, The Girl got to see JAWS for the first time. Do you think she is at peace with that decision? She looks a little uncomfortable in the shark cage don’t you think?

Shark Cage

Last one is for my buds from the #ITAlong (IT read along). I saw this creepy clown and thought fondly of all of you.

Freaky Fair Clown
Sunday Salon

As for today, I spent the morning cleaning and doing laundry so that I could relax for the rest of the weekend.

What am I reading?

I joined RIP VIII, so I am thinking about starting off with Bellman & Black.

What am I cooking?

I am making spaghetti! The sauce is from scratch so it’s cooking away. The house smells really good right now.

What am I watching?

Right now we are watching the Dodger game but we are about to pull out a silly movie from the late 80’s (I believe). It’s called Only You, not the one with Robert Downey Jr. ). I love that one but this one has Andrew McCarthy and Kelly Preston. It’s dumber than dumb but funny.

Other than what I listed, I am still drinking water and trying to replenish what I lost yesterday. I am not kidding about the heat stroke. When I came home, I could not get my body temp to return to normal and no matter how much water I drank, I could not get caught up. Today, I am better.

What are you up to?