National Corn on the Cob Day

It's National Corn on the Cob Day, and of course this is a day worth celebrating, right?  I mean, wow!  Mom put these out on the table today and Maddie and I were ready to duel with those corn holders just to get first dibs!

Earlier, we had stopped by Sprouts, a grocery store in Cumming with the purpose of getting some corn, but we also picked up some Brazilian nuts and some gluten-free bread for Mom.  While we were out today, we stopped by the library for a few things:

First of all, check out this community art project!  Each person puts in a color sticker on the grid there, a sort of 'paint-by-numbers' idea with stickers.  Pretty neat!  While we were at the library, we also voted!  Yep, the run-off for the primaries is next Tuesday, so we did some early voting today.  I printed out a cheat sheet for the girls, as there were about six run-offs for us this time around.  We'll know the results next Wednesday or so.

Another thing we did was get Maddie her very own library card!  Yep, she has one now.  I wish we thought of that before she got a book - right now the book she picked up is in our account, but next time she'll be able to get her own book on her account.  For now, she's borrowed a Star Wars book that she'll enjoy reading the next few weeks.

Oh, one more thing we did!  We donated puzzles.  We had about six puzzles we were ready to part with, so we dropped those off as well.  The library has a program where you can pick up puzzles almost like books, and just bring them back when you're done.  We've borrowed plenty of these over the years.

The biggest reason we were out was to get some new clothing for Maddie and Mom at Belk.  We're heading over to a wedding very soon, and these two were needing something to wear for the occasion.  Maddie came away with a dress that she was pleased with, and because we were in that same parking lot, we went over to the Hallmark store for a few cards for Father's Day and that wedding of course.  We also picked up our traditional chocolate from behind the glass - each of us getting a luxurious piece of delicious chocolate, different flavors and so much richness that you can careful finish one piece of chocolate.

Also, those Christmas ornaments from last time were still on sale - we picked up a Funko pop Ahsoka ornament for just $1.99.  Adding more to our Star Wars Christmas tree this year!  And speaking of Star Wars, let's do one more check on our Chia Pets!

Both are looking pretty big with growth.  Lots of greenery there - I've been keeping the water inside topped off, recycling that water that pools up in the plates below, just part of the daily routine.  These look great - it'll be a summer of Chia Pets, because we've got the Statue of Liberty one cued up next for the Semiquincetennial.  Let's check on the other indoor growing things:

These lettuce leaves are rapidly growing upwards!  We've removed the covers from two of pods already because the leaves have started to press into the clear plastic ceiling.  The growth is pretty fast.

So a routine night at taekwondo, of course.  Maddie drove us over there, and she first helped with instruction with the younger students. 

And after that, she was in her leadership class as well.  It's a shorter night, and incidentally, it's super hot out there, at least compared to recently.  The humidity is what you expect in summer in Georgia.  Translation:  not quite as fun.  But apparently it's worse up north - in Chicago the rain and threat of tornados was such that the Braves game was postponed.  That's okay, we had other things to do and watch.

Firstly, there was some more virtual walking.  I got further along the trail today, and got this post card too.  It's been great watching all this Mt. Everest programming while walking along with that incline setting upwards.  The last two days I've been watching a movie version of the "Into Thin Air" story, the retelling of the 1996 disaster.  I remember reading that book in the 90's, as were most of us really.  It's a harrowing sort of adventure, and I was surprised I still remembered so much of what happened as the movie unfolded.  It's a huge tragedy that changed the way the mountain is approached these days, a warning to all.  Turn around at 2pm.  

Okay, tonight we watched an episode of "Obi Wan," content to continue our Star Wars viewing.  Tonight I also buried a chipmunk in the back yard.  I love these friends dearly, and this was a big turning point in our relationship with a certain cat that we've endured.  Shadow, the other cat, is okay.  This new cat, however, is on my hit list right now.  Not to hit or anything violent.  This cat is just crossed a line, and now it is no longer welcome.

Moving on, Maddie got some early birthday presents from the extended family!  These were some really big, really nice and fun gifts!

She loved them!  She loved the little cupcake with the candle too!  Happy early birthday!

Tonight we read from "Snuff" a few more pages, and after that, we said our prayers.  The Plush Entourage was there to listen in on the story, and then get tucked in to close out our evening.  Got some other things to get done tomorrow - it's time to get some sleep!