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The Sunday Salon: Beach Day!

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The Spot Restaurant

Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there. We decided to head to Carpinteria for a day of fun in the sun. Carpinteria is a little beach town, very close to Santa Barbara. I love it for three reasons:

  • It’s a family beach with good parking options. Waves aren’t bad either.
  • It’s CLEAN.
  • It reminds me very much of the town of Amity. Do you remember Amity? Well, it was home to a very large shark with a bad attitude. But, sharks are not a problem in Carpinteria. Jellies, yes. Sharks, no.

Oh, and there is a pretty neat little burger shack that we like to hit when we are there. The Spot has been around for fifty-two years. It’s very close to the water which makes it really nice and they make a tasty burger.

The Spot

Here are the guys, waiting for the grub.

E1 and E2 at the Beach

The kids. A rare moment of togetherness, although he looks about ready to strangle her.

The Situation

The Situation, er..I mean my son. Remember how he calls himself a man? Yep, all 98 lbs of him.

The Girl at the Beach

The Girl. Happy as a clam.

Book in Hand

Me. Happy as a clam.

Ti

This is why there are never any pics of me. Because when they take them, my head is either cut off, or there is something behind me that isn’t picture worthy, Take this large dumpster for instance. Did the person taking the photo stop to think, “Perhaps I shouldn’t take a photo with a trash can in it?” Nope.

After the beach, we came home to BBQ and I almost burned the house down. Well, the BBQ caught on fire. It looked a lot worse than it was. I was two steps away from getting the fire-extinguisher but I managed to put it out AND save dinner! Father’s Day is saved!

On to reading…

As you may, or may not be able to see  from the photo above, I am reading Tinkers right now. It’s a short book so I should be done with it soon. Good thing too because I am starting a re-read of The Stand on Monday. This isn’t a formal read-along since there was little interest but let me tell you, the three of us (Myself, Jill and Michele) are going to have a rip-roaring time.

Now, I am off to get stuff ready for another week of fun (work and more work). Here’s to a quick work week!

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The Sunday Salon: Post Promotion and Beyond

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Kid #1 & #2 Promotion

This past week has been a busy one. On Friday, my son graduated (they call it promotion out here) from 6th grade. There was a ceremony to prepare for, so I took a few days off of work to just focus on that. It was a good move considering my “sick-in-bed” post last week.I needed a few extra days to regroup and prioritize.

Today, I am in a much better place but not until after a few emotional outbursts from the graduate. It seems that he considers himself a “man” now and his attitude took a nosedive which put a damper on all of the festivities. Frankly, all of it turned me into a blubbering idiot and I swore I would never be that but you know what? There’s a first time for everything.

The "Man"

I love the kid, but he sure can be a little…difficult.

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Now that promotion is behind us and school is out, I can think “summer” and you know what that means? Summer camp, swimming, vacay and READING. Yeah, I still have to work but the pace is so much slower during the summer session that it’s actually kind of nice. A good time to catch-up on all of those projects that are half-done.

Right now I am reading The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest. It’s good, but a tad slow for me. I’m hoping it picks up soon because I keep catching myself skimming. I’m still working on my summer reading list but it’s coming together. I think I’m done with it but I keep moving things around. I will probably post it within the next couple of days.

I’m also thinking of my next read-along venture. In July, Lisa from Lit & Life is thinking about doing a read-along for The Space Between Us, which I will definitely be a part of. I really enjoyed The Weight of Heaven so I can’t wait to read another book by Umrigar.

In August, I am thinking about doing a read-along for Orwell’s 1984.  Any interest?

As for today, I plan to just relax and let the day unfold. What do you have planned?

BTW…the title of this post is a nod to everything Toy Story because it is EVERYWHERE! Three aisles of toys at Target. I can hear the $Cha-Ching$ from here.