For the first Friday night in years, my mother and I didn't have to work at the store. We went out to eat at a local restaurant. When I walked in, the owner said, "Shouldn't you be working somewhere?" We had a good chuckle.

Before we went to eat, my sister called us and wanted us to go get her youngest son something to eat. She was sick and couldn't. We went to Sonic and got him a burger and some tatar tots. After we got finished eating, we went and got her some Diet Dr. Pepper's. When we got there, the son wanted us to take him to get him something to eat. He was starving. When we mentioned what we brought him, he looked surprised. He said that all that was in the bag was a burger. My sister ate his tatar tots. Before we left, my sister wasn't making sense. She was sitting in the den in the dark. She then went to the hall closet and was searching for something. She finally found a t-shirt and put it on over her other t-shirt. I assumed that she was cold. Then she was searching in another closet. I asked her what she was doing and she said that she was looking for some shoes. I asked her where she was going and she said "To Bridgeport." When I asked why, she told me that she had to go do an appraisal. At 9:00 at night? She kept saying that her other son was in his room watching TV. We knew he was gone. Then she said, "He was just here talking on the phone to my sister." I'm the only sister that she has. I kept trying to close one of the hall closets so that Bo, the dog, wouldn't go in there. She told me to throw the bows away. I don't know what kind of drugs her doctor gave her, but she was talking nonsense. Later, I called over there and she was saying something about a gas heater. I hope she is better today.

When I got to town, I got the good news that I have to keep the nursery tomorrow. At our church, Mother's Day is like Easter. Everybody comes to church. It's supposed to storm tomorrow (again), so maybe the parents will keep the "little angels" at home.

I hope everyone enjoys the remainder of their weekend.

Have you ever watched something on TV, and the entire time you are thinking, "what has possessed me to watch this?" Well, tonight, I'm watching "World's Dummest Criminal". It's like a train wreck. Actually, it is kind of funny. One of the celebrity panelists is Tonya Harding. She looks dead common. At least I've never watched "Cops". Well...maybe once.

I hope everyone has a good Friday.

Welcome Back Canadian Preppy. You've been missed.

Pretty in Plaid

This is what I'm getting ready to read. It went on sale today. I stopped by Barnes and Noble on the way home and picked up my copy. If you've never read any of Jen Lancaster's books, you need to. If you've read them, you know that they are a scream. I especially like the pink and green argyle socks on the cover. So preppy!

Yesterday afternoon, I went over to BFF MAB's house. When I got there, she was gone to get us a take out from Applebee's. I let myself in and turned on the TV. I found out that there was a tornado across the area where I had just been. Luckily, it didn't get bad at MAB's house. We had a nice visit and got some plans made for our trip to Quebec. Has anyone ever been to Prince Edward Island? What's there? We were thinking about checking it out, but didn't know what to expect. I guess it reminds us of "Anne of Green Gables".

It has rained a lot tonight and is supposed to rain for the next 3-4 days. I hope we don't have bad thunderstorms or tornadoes.

I hope everyone has a nice Tuesday and have a nice Cinco De Mayo!

BFF MAB called and said that she had a migraine, so we rescheduled for tomorrow. I decided that maybe I'd drive to Griffin, GA for the Morgan & Company warehouse sale, but the weather looked questionable. I-20 from Anniston, AL to the state line is bad enough in dry weather, much less rain. I decided that I'd do a few chores around here. Later, I'm going to Pappagallo, Staples, and Publix. I think I will have a nice relaxing day around here.

Here is the picture of C.Z. Guest and her pearls:

These are the pearls that I bought at Talbot's:

Mine aren't exactly like hers, but I still like them. Mine are double strand and hers are single strand, and mine don't have the fancy clasp. The length and pearl size are similar.

Today is the first Saturday in a long time (I mean, years) that I have not had to work at the store or felt guilty about my mother working for me. Last night I went to bed about 10:00 and read until about 10:15. I did not wake up until 7:22. I jumped out of bed and beat myself up for sleeping so late. Then I thought that I probably needed the extra sleep. I through on some clothes and went to Edgar's to get some of their sausage-mushroom quiche. While there, I picked up some chicken salad and fruit for lunch tomorrow.

Later this morning, I'm going over to BFF MAB's house to hang out and spend the day. We may discuss our trip to Quebec that we have planned for this summer.

The other day I saw a picture of C.Z. Guest on a blog. She was wearing a double strand pearl necklace that my eyes zeroed in on. I had to have pearls like those. I saw some faux ones (I'm sure C.Z. Guest only wore real pearls) at Talbot's. Last night on the way home I stopped and bought them. I had a $25 rewards coupon, so I used it. I can't wait to wear them. I love pearls. I have all sizes, real and faux. I bought Talbot's faux pearls in every size and length. Sometimes I don't feel comfortable wearing my real pearls (at the lake), so I wear the faux ones. I always wear my real ones to church or special occasions. I may make an exception for my new Talbot's pearls.

I hope everyone has a good Saturday. I hope your weather cooperates. It is dark here, but not raining or storming.