Day 42

Sunday, July 21, 2013

As usual, we all slept in and took our time getting out of bed.  I made a grocery list and headed to the store while Robert went outside to start working on the yard.  The girls stayed inside and watched t.v. while I was gone. 

When I got back, Ally and Melinda helped put away the groceries while I started preparing lunch.  I made hamburgers and french fries and got some country style pork ribs marinated for dinner. 

After we ate lunch, Robert went back outside to finish the yard and I got busy posting more things on the treasure exchange.  We've had several things sitting in the garage and around the house since we moved here and we are finally ready to start getting rid of them.  The treasure exchange is a group on Facebook that allows people to post things for sale in and around the Forney area.  I know that there are also groups in other cities and states that are similar to ours.  It has been a great tool for us in both buying and selling things.  We have found some really great deals and I tend to spend a lot of time scrolling through the pages to see what new treasures I might find.

Once it was time for dinner, Robert and Ally went outside to get the grill started and play some volleyball while Melinda, Abigail and I stayed inside to get the side dishes ready for the meal.  I had The Hunger Games playing on the iPad while I was fixing the sides and Melinda and Abigail were both hanging out with me in the kitchen.  Once everything was finished, we settled down at the table to have dinner. 

After dinner, we got the girls into bed early.  Ally will start volleyball camp this week and she is very excited.  Robert loves to play with her and she does a pretty good job at hitting the ball back and forth with him.  He took her to Wal-Mart earlier to get some knee pads and she wore them all evening in order to get accustomed to having them on. 

Not too much in the exciting column today...we'll see what this week brings us.  Good night!

At 9:00, we sat down to watch the USA men's soccer team play El Salvador.  It was a great game!  USA won 5-1 and will be playing in Dallas on Wednesday night and Robert and I are thinking of taking Abigail to the game.  Melinda and Ally are not too interested in watching the game, so they may stay home with my mom and dad.