tment. And he said it was false alarm and we better be a whole lot more careful next time..." she gets onto another kid, "...and I come home..." gets onto a kid again, "...and I come home and cooked supper and I'm about ready to die!" The funny part is when she asks how his day was and all he says was "wet."
I just really identify with that scene. Today I got up, on my "day off" from the Police Department, at 6am. Got myself around and woke up the girls. Left the house by 7ish , dropped off Presley at the church camp bus then dropped Addy off at her daycare. I been keeping her home with me, sometimes both of my days off, but on days I plan to be with David, I try to reserve that time for me and him and whatever is needed for the business.
Today began like most my "days off" at Maddie's on the square. This is where David begins almost everyday, with breakfast and politics. John was with us this morning, since he works everyday in the summer with his Dad. We had breakfast and after about an hour of local gossip, business plans on advertising and promotions, and David talking to his head guys on the phone about the days plans, we left to start our day. We drove in David's Jeep to Lowes, looking for some kind of ladder jack or something one of David's guys thought they needed. Lowes only had one and David needed two and besides, the service was horrible, so we left and drove down to Cabot to Home Depot. Got down there, about 30 minutes away, and they only had one! So we came back and went to another supplier we use frequently, Ridout Lumber and David checked on one of his loads about to go out and got some quick supplies to tide the guys over.
Drove over to check on a house in the South Wind subdivision that the guys are framing and gave them the supplies they needed. David always takes a minute to talk to the fella's and offer any advice if needed and then we headed over to Saddle Brooke, where we are building 2 more houses. In this subdivision we have one house that is about 45 days from completion and another that they are just now pouring for the footers. The house that is almost done is looking great, as usual for a Philpott Builders Home. We have a great team, and leader of this part of the team that is finishing out this house is a man named Brandon. He is very detail oriented and a great team member. Today he finished the fireplace and we were ooohing and ahhhhing about his work.
After out little meeting at the house "almost ready" David and I walked a few lots down to our other house going up. Scotty is main most man on the framing and building and David made some changes and clairified some of the plans he had. David's theory is "measure twice, cut once" so he often rechecks the guys work, even though he trusts them and knows they are doing good work. Philpott Builder homes must be perfect, down to every last detail and David and often I, check things over and over.
By the time we had ran to 3 different suppliers, had several small meetings with parts of our team, it was time for David to take me back to my vehicle still parked near the downtown square. But not before we stopped at the house to pick up Michelle who was getting ready herself to go to work at the Sonic.
Once back in my vehicle, me and Michelle went over to my Mom's to take her some literature David had found her on protecting her home. We built Mom's house about 3 years ago just outside of Searcy. She loves it and is always looking for ways to improve her home.
Aftter visiting with Nana, I took Michelle to work. Dropped her off and made plans to pick her up this evening. She is saving for a vehcile and while I'll be glad to not to have to play taxi anymore, I will miss our drive time talks.
As I pulled out of Sonic, David called and needed me to meet him at Ace Hardware, wouldn't you know it, clear on the other side of town! I made my way through traffic, road construction and all that and met him. Since we were in one place and still for a second, I used that opportunity to plan the nights supper. We decided on a summer favorite, ham and cheese sandwhiches-but I fix them different than most and I'll explain all that later. That meant now, I had to run to the grocery store.
Everyone in Searcy knows Harps has the best meats of anyone in town and since it's on the west side of town, I headed there first. Got what I needed and then, for about the fourth of fifth time today, I hit Beebe Capps and headed east again. Since I was east, I decided to check the sales at Rue 21. Found John some kinda shirt for school on sale for $4!! Then went over to Wal Mart and finished my groceries and the weekly home supplies we would all need.
I drove back west, stopped at Wendy's for a quick bite (jr cheese burger and a coke), made an appointment to get my nails did in a few weeks, took the groceries home and luckily, by now, David and John were home and helped me unload! The day is almost done.
I still had to pick up Addy from daycare and Presley from the church camp bus. Got the girls home, fixed supper; and this is how I fix ham 'n cheese...: I use Hawaiian rolls, Land o Frost brown sugar shaved ham and provolone cheese. Then I melt a butter mixture with a little soy sauce and brush it on the rolls. Top with poppy seeds and bake at 350 just til the cheese is melted. Our family LOVES these!! I also added some potato salad from the Harps deli and that is what I call supper in the summer time in Arkansas!!
After supper, the kids help clean the kitchen and then went outside to ride Bubba's scooter and play with the neighborhood kids. I did some research for David on some advertising idea's and then, maybe then, I can sit down with David and go over the day..."and I'm about to die!" Good thing I probably have ADHD!! I love this life! I love being busy and having things to do. I enjoy my "days off" with David when me and him can go ridin' in his Jeep and have time together. 17 years ago when we went ridin' we used to talk about and wonder what our future would be like. The thing is, we thought we were busy then and all we had were finals and homework!!
One more thing, that touched me today. Presley came home from camp and was all excited because they rode horses today at camp and "her" horse, Socks she found out is "blind in one eye! Just like me!!" That's right, Presley was born with a congenital cataract in one eye and for all intents and purposes she is blind in her right eye. Yet she plays soccer and goes to camp and does all things you would expect a 10 year old to do! She stays very busy too and she loves Loretta Lynn!! She is my child!
Thanks for reading and y'all have a great week!!
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