It's Friday!!!

I love the weekend, and all the possibilities it brings. Will I be lazy or motivated? Will I cook or eat out? Will it be quiet or filled with loud friends (as mine tend to be)? Whatever it brings, it's all mine.

Andrew's Boy Scout troop is setting up for their big fundraiser. They sell pumpkins in October at the cutest pumpkin patch, and Christmas trees after Thanksgiving. There is a lot in Old Elk Grove that used to be a gas station, but the owner closed it down and razed the building 25+ years ago. It can't be sold because the tank is still in the ground and he doesn't want to pay to remove the tank or clean up the soil. So, he let's the troop use it for free. The large metal fence, with lights, goes up this weekend, and stays up until the week before Christmas. Andrew and Joe help set the fence up, plus we'll have to do one five hour sales shift. We sign up for the Christmas tree lot in early November. Both are a lot of fun.

After the lot set-up, Joe is taking Andrew and Rhett to the Governor's Cup at Sacramento Speedway. Car races all day and well into the night. I'm making them a large picnic to take and wishing them a good time. Personally, I don't see the appeal, but it is a guy thing I suppose. At night they have nitro cars with the large flames shooting behind. It's supposed to be quite a sight.

While the boys are at play, Jessica and I will be heading up to the Roseville Galleria. It's a bit of a drive, and we only do it a few times a year, but as the opportunity presents itself...how can we deny our inner desire for retail therapy? There is an H&M, which Jess really likes, William Sonoma for me, plus the fun-to-look-at-but-not-venture-into-stores such as Tiffany and Gucci.

I've been reading some good books, and some not so good books. I like to fetter the bitterness of a think-about book with the ease of a no-brainer.

Otherwise....we're looking forward to the premiere of Harry Potter in November, although find ourselves in a conundrum because we have a previous commitment that evening. I can't take the kids out of school to see the movie (can I?), so we're left with a 3 hour window. Not sure how it's going to fit, but somehow we are going to see the movie AND attend our engagement.

I saw this pillow at Target and really wanted to buy it for future grandkids, but I resisted. Isn't it cute???