Day of Adventure

 My car has been in the shop all week (supposed to be done today).  So I've been dependent on the Hubs for transport in the farm truck.  I was in need of some quilting thread and suggested a trip to Hunter's Quilt Mart by way of Red Shanty Roadside BBQ in Higginsville (yes, I know how to get a trip to a quilt shop.....offer BBQ!).  

I was a little concerned about leaving for the main part of the day since Willow has been living through this heat wave INSIDE most of the time.  Right before we planned to leave, David got out the little wading pool and put water in it.  I came out to the deck and said, "Oh, that's awesome!  A way for the puppies to cool down."  His response, "No, this is a birthing tub for Mabel.  I'm gonna put her in it to have kittens."  Yeah right!  No, we don't have kittens yet.

We had an amazing lunch and got way too much food.  They give such big portions.  We had 2 bags of the homemade chips and part of a sandwich to bring home.  Right across the road, there was a kid selling sweet corn.  So, we stopped and got a half dozen ears.  I didn't want too much as ours should be ready in 10 days or so.  (Are you keeping track of what's in the truck so far?  2 bags of chips, a sandwich, and 6 ears of sweet corn............remember, this is the farm truck, already filled with all sorts of questionable things and it's not an extended cab.)

Then the quilt shop.  I looked everything over well and was able to get the 4 spools of thread on my list.  Then back to Warrensburg where we stopped at Alwells meats to get some of our favorite pineapple brats.  Well, there was a sale, buy 4 packages and get the fifth free!  You know we couldn't turn that down, and a couple bags of Hemme Brothers cheese curds made it into the sack as well.  Then I realized that Warrensburg has a Hy-Vee!  And it was spend $60 and get a 40-cent per gallon gas reward!  And I hadn't been to the store all week since the car was in the shop, so then came the skill drill of fitting $60 worth of groceries into the truck.

In Sedalia, we stopped at QC Supply to pick up the fan blades the hubs had ordered.  Fortunately those could go in the back.  As we were leaving Sedalia, my phone ran and it was the local newspaper calling to say I had won something in a contest they had (I sort of remember entering) and could I stop by to pick up my prize.

This cooler full of goodies was the prize!  It was really exciting until we realized we had to fit it in the truck.  Needless to say, we had to work together to see out the side windows to get home.

After unpacking all the groceries and putting stuff away, I unpacked the cooler to look at my loot!  What fun!  

And we're thinking there might be a small leak on the pool.  At least it's a slow one.  And that was the day's adventure!

Christi