randomly chaotic and frequently mundane

Started out with a run to Dunkin Donuts since my niece and nephew stayed over last night and that was their breakfast request.? That out of the way, there was some letter writing to a friend who is in desperate need of mail.? A nice 7 page letter finished up and ready to send out tomorrow is all kinds of groovy.

After watching a few hours of Shark Week, my son decided that we needed to go somewhere.? Dunno where he wanted to go, but he kept bringing me my clothes (I was lounging in PJ’s) and saying “car.”? So I thought, what the hell.? There’s a park nearby that has playground equipment, hiking trails and an area for fishing.? I asked him if he wanted to go fishing.? He was so happy he grabbed his rod and didn’t wait for me to get dressed before trying to head out the door.? We get to the park (after I got dressed, grabbed MY fishing? rod and my license), parked, checked out the map since I’d never been there before.? Apparently the fishing area is about 1/3 of a mile hike from the parking area, but it was through the woods and a nice day, so what the hell.? We get halfway there and there’s a little rumble.? Eh, it’ll probably be nothing.? We get to a fishing spot that’s so NOT a good place for fishing… you can’t get close to the shore, so the 10 or 15 feet of line that the “kiddie” fishing rods have didn’t even make it into the water.? And the area has so much tall grass, roots, fallen trees, rocks and branches that after I reeled in my first cast, I had to cut the line because it got so entangled I couldn’t get it out.? Then the sky opened up.? We had to walk back to the car in the rain, got nice and soaked.? We DID see a deer and a flock of turkey buzzards, which was kinda cool.? Since fishing didn’t work out, I got him McDonalds instead.? Nothing says I love you like a happy meal.

I might take him back to that park more often though.? Not for the fishing, but the walking through the woods.? Maybe he’ll get to see more wildlife, and it’ll be good exercise… for both of us.

After we got home, mom sent me out for KFC for the rest of us.? Watched Big Brother, watched some more Shark Week… and now I’m blogging and checking my email before heading off to bed.

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