Summer is almost over. School starts in less than 2 weeks. I start a new job and will be in training all next week, their last week before school starts. (Actually working 2 jobs on 3 of those days: 1 in the morning and 1 at night.) I wanted to spend some special time with them before they spend their days with other kids and adults.
So, I took them to a movie. This was a big deal! I know we go to the movies a lot in the summer. They are older movies that are only $1. But we went to a REAL, current movie! Despicable Me 2! (I had 3 free movie tickets so only paid for one of us. $5!) The movie was good. Even my almost teenager was laughing! I even laughed out loud a few times. (Mr. Sheepsbutt. It's Ramsbottom. Yeah, like THAT's any better! LOL) It was a cute story and a good time for our family.
Then we went to lunch in the mall. Elijah and I had Chick-fil-a (always a good choice). Zach and JJ wanted Checkers. Thankfully, that's easy in a mall food court. The food was good. The conversation was good. I so enjoy talking to my boys when I can get them going on about something other than WWE.
Then we went to Target, got a couple of haircuts, and went to Publix. (They have their penny item on Thursdays! Hot dogs this week!)
To top the day off, we went to the park and met my friend Brandon, former minor league baseball player, for some batting tips for Joshua. (13U tryouts are Sunday!) Brandon gave 90 minutes of his time to analyze JJ's swing and give him some tips on how he can hit better and harder. I was thrilled when Brandon told me that Joshua was a smart kid (I knew that already of course) and had good stuff. Joshua has always dreamed of being a major league ballplayer. It's nice to hear someone who's been around say that it could be possible. We'll wait and see.
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