This and That and Other

Typical Friday. Payday. Busy day. Busier now, it being summer vacation, and the children are out of school.

I picked up The Man for our bi-weekly lunch date. I had the younger two with me, Cappa and Delta. I let Alpha and Beta stay home and entertain themselves, with a solemn promise of good behavior from both of them. And I promised to bring them home some lunch.

Both promises kept, theirs in the form of good behavior and mine in the form of bean burrito meals from Rubio's (ever been there? If not, then next time you're in southern California, YOU GOTTA). While they ate, I made a phone call. I had an appointment to make :)

I am getting my hair cut tomorrow. Cut, and styled. I'm going to my favorite place to have this done, A Cut Above, in PB. Wonderful girl does my hair, and does a fantastic job. I didn't go to her last time (HUGE mistake) and although the last girl who cut did a decent job of it... I didn't like it. Not the cut, not the style. So I won't be making that mistake again... nope.

I may also get a pedi and full set, too. Make a day of it. I don't know... I don't know that I want to spend that much money. Not that I'm cheap, but things here are a tad on the tight side since, you know, Arial doesn't seem to feel the need to pay support for his three children... alas, that is a different issue for a different blog, no? However, my point is, money is a bit tight, and as much as I want to treat myself, I don't know that I should. So we'll see. I'll talk it over with The Man tonite... get his opinion.

Anyways, after I called made my appointment, the children and I had some errands to run. We headed off to the mall, to the Wal Mart there. I needed a new flat iron, since my old one is, like, OLD and really needed to be replaced. I'd been putting it off and putting it off and finally, since I decided to get my hair cut, I also decided that it was time, at long last, for my old flat iron to go. So I bought a new one.

I bought a few other things that needed to be purchased, not everything on my list, since I don't usually do my shopping until Sunday. I was complimented, twice, on my children, and how cute they are, and how well behaved. I love it when people take time to actually notice that my children are, in fact, well behaved and capable of being in public and NOT being obnoxious. There are so many parents out there who just let their children run wild, and never, ever check them, and then act surprised when they misbehave in a huge way in public. I love my duckies too much to let them act like that.

I mean, of course they have their moments. They're kids. What kid doesn't?  They're not perfect, and I wouldn't expect them to be, but I do have a certain level of behavior that I expect from them.

So, anyway, after we did the whole Wal Mart thing, we headed over to Barnes and Noble, where we wandered around, looking at... wait for it... books!! Haha We all have a love of books, and they really like to go hang out. I usually buy them something, but not today. All of them have stuff they're currently reading at home. If there's one thing not in short order around here, it's definitely books!

After we came home from our mall adventures, I had to go pick The Man up from work. We grabbed a few pizzas on the way home, from Round Table, and a 12 pack of rootbeer for the kids, wine for me, and a bottle of ginger ale for him. The wine is currently chilling in the fridge. I'll probably have a glass in a bit... or maybe not until the morrow (evening).

Then, after dinner, Alpha and Beta and I went for a long walk. It was so nice... the weather was just... right.

Alright. Beta just came out and asked me a question (she wanted to know the location of something; I don't know where said item is) and I couldn't give her an answer, and she burst into tears. Aaaaand that means, she's tired. Really tired. Time for bed!

So I will be off.