Weekend Cocktail

The weekends have a jumble of things going on so I've decided to just lump them all together. We went to the Big City to buy wine yesterday. Our local wine store is pictured here. Unfortunately the wine shop in the Big City was closed so it was sort of a wasted trip. I did get to look around World Market, but didn't buy anything.

We bought beach toys in preparation for our trip to the Outer Banks next month. Two boogie boards, a skim board, sand toys, goggles, blow-up innertubes. Even with all of it, I'm sure the kids will argue over who gets what, & when.

S took the ACT yesterday. She said she didn't finish all the sections, so had to guess at the end. Well, she can only do her best. That's all any of us can do.

Hubby went back to the Dr. for his test results. The good news: no cancer! The bad news: thyroid disease and a trip to a specialist next week. I thought he was just getting fat and lazy in his middle age. I guess he had a medical excuse for the weight gain and loss of energy. Who knew?

We have been following the World Cup. M had a friend over for the USA v. England game. We were so excited that it was a Draw. Go USA! Here is the scoring rubric in case you're wondering how they award points to the teams.

Points
Win (no penalty shootout): 3
Win (penalty shootout): 2
Draw: 1
Loss (penalty shootout): 1
Loss (no penalty shootout): 0

What has Mr. C been up to this weekend? Taking pennies out into the street and hammering them flat. It keeps him occupied for long periods of time. Go figure.

I'm trying to gather my thoughts for tomorrow's post: Why I teach and should I continue to do so.