SPRING is in the air and on the calendar. What a beautiful SPRING DAY. Beautiful day. I am rejoicing that it is here. I needed a day out of the house. The chores are on hold and waiting for me to tend to them after I return from TOWN.
We drove across the dry PRAIRIE where the winds blew directly at me. Made driving difficult. I was running behind and nearly was in a car accident. Not sure where the car came from as I was switching lanes to pass another vehicle. Seriously, I think there are drivers who delight in being speed demons. Scary to me how FAST they come out of nowhere.
Since it is SPRING BREAK, Lil Miss and I went to have LUNCH with Daughter at the new McDonald's. We did witness a lady drive into the side of another vehicle as she didn't seem to want to stay at the stop sign. This collision caused the car that was heading towards us to swerve. We were safe. For some reason I had no surge of adrenaline pulse through my veins as I drove. A calm was present. Daughter said, "Thank you, Jesus."
Very modern interior as I sat and ate a Bacon Cheddar Chicken Sandwich for $2 and sipped a cup of iced water. They have a play area, but children are to have socks. Lil Miss didn't and I told her that we'd go get a pair and come back for her to play.
Daughter went back to work and Lil Miss and I traveled to a Dollar store with no luck of buying socks. No socks at all. Perhaps I just missed the aisle where the clean bobby socks hang out. I purchased a few items that I normally buy and journeyed on over to Dollar General. There they had colorful socks that would work for a playground. Panda Bears were on my grand daughter's feet. For $3 I came away with a SPRING SHIRT for me. Tis time to buy some clothing.
We went to the ART MUSEUM. It has been years since I went there. I heard for the first time Lil Miss say she loved ART! The Museum is free and I honestly can say that I had a stirring in my soul to paint once again. I think this part of me has been asleep for years. We returned to the Play Area at McDonald's and I had my afternoon coffee as I sat to watch the children play.
Lil Miss told me she was hungry and wanted an ice cream cone. We left and went through the Drive Thru. As I was being handed the cones, the young lady at the window asked me if I wanted this strawberry coffee dessert...it was free. I said it must be my lucky day. We'd be picking Daughter up in an hour and she could have it.
We sat out in the Parking Lot and got a free car wash by the lawn sprinklers. We sat and chat with a Easter Kit that made into a dollar house with bunnies as characters. Like I was a KID again.
Then we met up with Daughter and I called it a day. Drove back HOME across the Prairie where the sky was powdered blue with whispy clouds and temperatures a mild 73 degrees. IT IS SPRING. BEAUTIFUL SPRING. What a blessed first day of SPRING. The car windows were rolled down as I went to the Post Office. HOME to unload the groceries and call it a day.
Noticed the flowers in the Flower Bed. Puts me in a good mood until I listened to the neighbor boys music that was permeating out of his house and I wondered if his folks know what he is playing for the whole world to hear. The words were vulgar.....**** Me Like You Hate Me. AND this is considered a money making business. Dear Lord, my mission field is right across the street. One of our close neighbors is a Pastor. Does he have his work cut out for him? I don't particularly want little ears to hear this vulgarity. If he keeps it up, it'll be me knocking on their door to visit with the folks.
73 degrees and smiling.
God bless you and may we all have a pleasant SPRING.
I need one,
d
