The weekend started off with John and the kiddos bowling for Big Brothers and Big Sisters, representing hubby's work.
Little Man got a haircut .
Could ya tell?
He can see again :)
Hal bowling ...
Mag bowling ...
Coop ~ again ~ bowling ....
In case you couldn't tell .... :)
Sunday morning we were treated to Shrek green pancakes ...
Saint Patty's Day after all :)
Then it was off to church ...
Which is a huge deal ! - My second time back since Sammy died.
I have been avoiding public places since I turn into a blubbering crying mess around humans !
I made it through, jaw clenched from holding back tears and escaped at the end of the service so I didn't have to - you know ~ Socialize !
Then it was off to the good ole' USA for our weekly shopping trip :)
We were greeted at the border by a sweet woman who informed us that we had been randomly selected by the computer to be checked and have our vehicle searched :) Lovely :)
I really feel at this point to let you know that I wanted to take my van over this day but hubby wanted to take the car from work so he could fill it with gas ...
O.K. ~ Back to my story.
So we parked under the canopy and all filed into the building , where hubby filled out paperwork , while they searched the car ....
15 minutes later - we had passed with flying colors and were free to go! So we thought :)
Breathed a sigh of relief, got everyone buckled into the car and ready to go shopping !
Hubby turned the key ~ Nothing !
Hubby turned the key again ~ Nothing !
And on and on and on ~ You get where I'm going here ... right ?
So with head hung in shame ~ John headed back into the border office to ask for help ...
They couldn't have been any sweeter to us, two border men tried to give the car a boost, and made the kids and I go back inside so we could stay warm ...
They were so kind :)
Notice I said tried to give the car a boost !
Yup! Didn't work ....
No amount of boosting was going to start that car :)
So then it was time for hubby to call for help. He called Glazier who he works with. ( and yes Glazier is his real name ).
Glazier called us a tow truck ..
Thank-you Glazier :)
I would like to point out that Glazier is a great name, just not one you often hear ! I'm also banking on the fact that Glazier is probaly not one of the 34 people who follow and read my blog :)
Again !
Thank-You Glazier :)
So then it was time to sit again and wait for our tow truck to come across the border ....
This is Patrick who came clear from Canada to rescue us :)
Patrick on Saint Patrick's Day ~ Ho Hum :)
and loaded up the sick car ....
He drove us back to our homeland ....
Where the shopping is not so sweet ....
This was the day of course I chose to dump the boots and socks my feet have been living in for the past 5 months and dig out the pretty shoes ....
So my feet froze !
Lesson learned !
You will breakdown on the day you chose to not wear socks :)
Did I mention ..... ?
There is still snow here !
My girls ...
Rolling with the punches ....
Purses filled with their saved allowance money ....
We .
Will .
Try .
This .
Again .
Next .
Week .
Girlies .
Just a hunch but ....
Me thinks the boy thought this was great!
He didn't have to sit in a shopping cart and stroll the aisles of the Walmart, instead he got to ride in a big truck!
Afternoon save for Coop!
Wait a minute ....
Aren't we supposed to be sitting back there ????
Home Again, Home Again ....
Where I had to do my shopping this week ...... :(
I'll .
Live .
And that was Saint Patrick's Day weekend folks !
