odd & ends...

as i prepare to depart for the weekend, thought i might share some pics...

i posted here about this coming weekend...forgot to mention that the state fair also starts this weekend and Open Season comes out in theaters!
we never miss the chance to take the girl to the movies. she loves to have popcorn and a coke, that being the only time she even cares to drink coke.

saw this

and wondered, 'How do you define handicapped?'
could a handicapped person even get into this vehicle?
and then i realized it must be an intelligence handicap...i feel so bad for them. right.
on that particular day, i was shopping and bought this

for our bedroom.
very summer, i know, but the colors are very fall, they match the wall, so no painting necessary. i like the pattern, E doesn't dislike it, so we agree, i guess. and the cording around the edge and on the shams is chocolate brown, so getting 'window dressings' will be a snap.
anyway, i got it on clearance, so the King size comforter, bed skirt, and 2 pillow shams together cost me $45.00! and i got the pillows, also pictured, for $7.00 each! a deal i just simply could not pass up! 'cause i'm cheap.
speaking of cheap...
will be my contribution to dinner tomorrow night at the cabin.
i've never actually had this before - from a box, anyway - so i hope it is good.

and, something that doesn't happen everyday...this creature
attacked my car this morning as i was in drive-thru getting breakfast.
we were sitting waiting when something flew into my passenger side window, swooped in front of my car and flew into the window of the restaurant. it was then i noticed it was two birds, hunter and prey! the smaller bird got away after flying into the building, this one landed right in front of my car and just stood there. looking around as if to say, "did he just escape?...hmph, now what am i going to eat?" He was quite beautiful, actually. i wish i had gotten a shot of him with his wings spread...instead i got my sausage biscuits and hash browns and went home.
that was just the beginning of how badly i've eaten today.

well, tomorrow is another day.