Day 88

Just in case you were wondering, today (Day 88) is 24% of the year. Almost one quarter over with. 
It's been a fairly busy day with lots of running around thrown in. I had Jaide and Jared this morning waiting for their school buses. We watched part of a movie while we waited. While I was standing out there by the road, I thought how nice it would be to have a bench out there - something to think about for next September. 
After they were gone, I went to Wal-mart and bought some things. Today was my last day with my mentee and I wanted to get her a 'parting gift'. So I picked up a few little cheap (inexpensive) odds and ends:

Walmart has wonderful deals. I got a butterfly beach towel, sunglasses, sidewalk chalk, some flip-flops, two journals and some different colored pens - plus the denim bag, which cost 97 cents, served as the gift bag too. I think I spent around 20 dollars, which is a great bargain for all these goodies. 
I had a nice visit with her and we talked and played games for the whole hour. She loves to play games and LOVES to win even more. But then, which kid doesn't? 

According to her, they are moving to a new apartment or home tomorrow and at first she was expected to attend a different school next year. But today, she told me that she will be returning to the same school, which would mean I will be her mentor again next year. It wasn't as hard to say goodbye today (as it was last year) because I know I will see her sometimes on Sundays and Wednesdays at church this summer. 
I made a trip to the post office, grocery store and then out again to Wal-mart and Hobby Lobby tonight for more things I forgot to get. I am making birthday cakes tomorrow and I've got the designs in my head and down on scratch paper. I will post pictures of them on Saturday when they will be eaten. 
The weather here was very pleasant today. Perfect summer weather (to me). 
Wade says it's hot there, but it's cooling down a degree or two. I posted his blog tonight. I really enjoyed reading it today. He writes so good - 
I got a trunk in the mail from Wade a couple of days ago. I haven't gone through the whole trunk and all its contents, but this coin was in there and I thought it was pretty neat -