Me & My Boy

We took today off because I really needed to get out of the house. I love being a stay at home mom, but between homeschooling and online college, I about go stir-crazy every once in a while. So we went to the next town over, we'll call it Medium Town (we live in Small Town), to go to Wal-Mart, Dollar Tree, and Mickey D's. Jamie and I had a really nice time. I normally let him pick out a small something when we go to Wal-Mart (which is like once a month) and he picked out Camo Slippers. They're cute and he loved them. We went to Dollar Tree and I found a picture frame I liked and a Camo hat for Jamie that he thought was cool.:) Then we went to McDonalds and tried to eat as healthy as we could. Jamie really likes the fruit and yogurt parfaits, which I think is a healthy alternative to fries. I know I must sound crazy to describe a small, boring trip to Medium Town like its the highlight of our week, but it is, LOL. We used to live in Florida in a city where there were 3 Super Wal-marts, Super Targets, and a Super K-mart within a 15 mile radius, along with movie theaters, and array of parks, mall, shopping plazas, and restaurants. If I want any of that now, I need to drive 45 minutes to Big Town, where I can find all of that. But we like the laidback quietness of a small town, where everybody literally knows your name, even if the shopping isn't all that great. I've actually saved a lot of money by not having anywhere to spend it!:)
Now we're finishing the night with homemade pizza (crust and all), a movie, and some chocolate chip cookies. Yum!