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Father's Day Fun and Packing Again
Yesterday was Father's Day. I had asked Daniel if there was anything in particular we could get him this year, but since we have been purchasing several items lately that we have been wanting, he said that we need not get him anything. He said for Father's Day he was going to sleep in, get up and go exercise, then come home and read a book. I thought that sounded like a great idea.
But...the best laid plans of mice and men...Daniel did sleep in and he did go and exercise. He ended up doing some other things besides reading a book. Then he wanted to go out to a local Italian restaurant he had been told about for 'lupper' around 3:30. We found Avanti's and had just finished figuring out what we were going to eat when the electricity went out! Needless to say, you can't cook a lot of food without electricity. We waited for about 20 minutes, but since Daniel wanted to eat relatively early so he could go to bed at an early hour, we had to go. Our waiter suggested we try Alexander's Steakhouse.
We typed the name into the GPS and away we went. Boy were we in for a surprise! In Alexander's Steakhouse the diner gets to choose their steak from a refrigerator and grill it to perfection. There are two grills set up in the restaurant and people were gathered around grilling steak and Texas toast. There were seasonings you could use and you chose the piece of steak you wanted. It was very cool! Daniel was thinking it would be a great experience for one of his coaches meetings.
Daniel received a text message from Charles in Roanoke. Jack and Katrina got him cards. His mother sent him a Father's Day card. And he was told Happy Father's Day by Katrina's best friend, Kaylie and by our neighbors in Virginia who are busy watching our house. Bruce, the oldest, forgot to call yesterday, but did call today. And he has a good reason for his forgetfulness...he gets it honest from his Dad:)
Today, the kids and I spent doing laundry and packing up. We head back towards Virginia tomorrow. We were trying to pack up extras that we have picked up this time (souvenirs), plus we had to pack clothes, but some stuff we can leave here so it won't be as crowded in the Xterra going back. Katrina and Jack are looking forward to seeing friends and pets. Jack is going to camp the week of the 23rd, so we have to get home and get situated, then get ready for him to go to camp for five days. Katrina wants to have several friends sleep over one night...not sure that's going to work out for her. Daniel will be coming home this weekend. He is looking forward to being home too. While home, I have some matters to tend to, like replacing Living Room furniture and getting an MRI done of my knee. Never a dull moment! I am so looking forward to not having people stomp on the ceiling when I return home... (I say this as the elephants are romping about now while I type).
We went to the Goodwill today because I wanted to buy Jack another pair of swim trunks and he needed some new pants and I needed some pants. Plus, I have been dying to see how the Goodwill here in Bloomington is set up. It was one of the nicest I have ever been in! The men's pants were marked with tags with the waist and length on them! That was awesome! All of the clothing was sorted by size! BY SIZE!!!! That cut way down on the search time. The shoes were displayed nicely on a huge shoe rack on the wall. There were five dressing rooms for trying on clothes. The prices on knick knacks and whatnots was very reasonable. And get this, the price for slacks was cheaper here than at home. Though jeans were a bit more expensive here than at home. The really cool thing was they had stuff one sale! Yep, you heard me, there was stuff on sale! All things with a red tag were 50% off and the men's shorts were 20% off. That was sooooo cool!
I wish this Goodwill manager would move to Lynchburg, VA!
Well, we are going to try and hit the sack early tonight. Who knows, maybe we will drive home in one day....just depends on how traffic is and if I am feeling too tired or not and how my knee is holding up. The GPS is sending us home a different way than we came, so we will be going into Kentucky this time. Should be cool. I have never been in Kentucky before!
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Hope Jack has a good time at camp
safe travels
Sounds like a great Father's Day!
That restaurant sounds awesome!
Hope you enjoyed your stay in IL, and that your dd's ear is doing better. Both my girls had trouble when they got their ears pierced, but not like what your dd went through. OTOH, when my eldest got her lip pierced, I predicted all sorts of agony (I didn't want her to do it) and it went fine. She's had it for probably five years now and no trouble. Figures.
That steak restaurant sounds awesome. Now I'm hungry...
Have a safe trip home!
That steak place sounds awesome. And the goodwill store! Sorted by size?!?! How cool!
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