Today was the first Fall day, but not the first day of Fall. After 3 record breaking days of heat this week – including one that hit 100° in Raleigh (the hottest day in October on record) we finally broke the heat wave today. Today is going to be mostly cloudy and only about 75°F – a perfect day to get some small projects completed around the yard.
Kitty took full advantage of the fall weather and plopped herself down on the fuzzy blanket on the sofa for most of the morning. Meanwhile, Sam was supposed to work from 10am – 2pm today but late last night traded shifts to work 3pm – 9pm instead. Unfortunately for Dad, as you will see in a minute, the other guy didn’t show up to work this morning and Party City called Sam to come in. So Sam jumped in the shower and headed out the door and in his haste backed into the Honda… how do you not see the car behind you in the driveway? Luckily (??) the spare tire hit the hood first and Sam was able to stop. Of course he does have a backup camera we installed on his car, but it only works if he turns it on. On top of all this, the other guy finally made it into work after Sam was half way there, so now he is going back to work again at 3pm. Alex, of course, was in bed watching FIFA throughout all of the chaos.
Of course, all of this threw our family ‘homemade pizza’ dinner night into disarray so it will hopefully now happen next week. On a brighter note, Mom found her warm pajamas and winter bathrobe today.
The Payne Chronicles 