#1: Tori's first concert- I had the pleasure of taking Tori to her first concert this week. We were surprised with an email from the Aladdin Theater that offered free tickets to the Yael Naim show for members of their email list. What a treat during a financially difficult time! It was a great show, but Tori was especially taken with the opening act, Grey Anne. She wore angel wings and had a giant stuffed giraffe on stage with her. She was quite entertaining.
#2: Ruby's Spa- My mom and I have had gift certificates for Ruby's Spa at Edgefield for nearly a year. My stepdad, Keith got them for us when he completed the remodel for the opening of the spa. We finally found time that we could both get away for a night. My friend Tiffany joined us for dinner and a dip in the soaking pool Thursday night. Mom and I spent most of Friday in the spa. We started with massages (my first time!), then facials, finally pedicures. It was a good thing we'd enjoyed the soaking pool the night before because we didn't have time between the facials and pedicures like we had planned. After all the pampering and relaxation, we didn't even bat an eye when Mom locked her keys in the car when she ran out to get something before the pedicures. Not just the keys, but her cell phone, purse with money/debit card, and all of our luggage. Her husband wasn't answering his phone and mine had already made the drive out that morning to bring the gift card I'd left at home ( I know! It's hereditary) and refused to come out again. So, here we were, with no way to pay and no way to get home. No sweat, everything worked out. They had taken mom's credit card number to hold the appt and were able to charge that, Keith finally answered his phone and agreed to bring us a key, we found $14 in our clothes to get some lunch while we waited for him to bring the key. We really, really tested the effectiveness of the spa treatments and they were truly effective!
#3: PIL Hall of Fame Induction- NO, not me! My grandpa was inducted into the PIL Hall of Fame at a banquet last night. He received a Merit Award, which is pretty special because they've only given a total of five of them. This has been a good year for him. He was honored at a celebration at Montavilla community center in June with the gym being named after him. Yeah, he's pretty special. But we already knew that.
#4: Broilers at 5 weeks- We let them out of the pen for the first time this week. It is hysterical to watch them try to fly across the lawn! I wish I would have taken a video of it. The yard pays the price when we let them out. Anything they can reach is doomed to be eaten or flattened. As I type this, rain has started pouring from the sky. I hope they have enough sense to get under cover.
#5: Baby chicks- We moved Broody and her babies out to the tractor in the chicken yard where they can be with the other hens without being in danger. We ended up with just the five chicks. All but one of the remaining eggs had fully formed chicks that just didn't make it out of the eggs. It was very sad to open each one and find a dead chick. It sure wasn't Broody's fault. She stuck to that nest like glue and took great care of her eggs. She seems perfectly content with her little family. We enjoy watching them grow and learn.
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I love Broody and her babies.
Nothing like a busy week re-cap to let you know why you're feeling so tired! I'm so happy that Tori enjoyed her first concert, glad I lied to you about why I couldn't go. =) Ahhh the spa! Thanks so much for letting me hang out and soak with you. And I'm glad you enjoyed your first massage, oooh that may make a good Xmas gift for you! So I learned something...I did not know that your grandpa's name is Larry. Congrats to him. Look at all those little dinosaurs running around. I hope they cooperated when you wanted them back in the tractor. Finally, Broody, I will see you tomorrow and will even take a break from pears to come and chat for a few.
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