It has been a few decades since we last went on field trips with our school-aged and preschool-aged children. Those were fun years for sure, and j and I have found a way to extend that joy far beyond those days. These days we find new places to go and new experiences to broaden our horizons, and when we go we call them field trips. Yesterday we broadened our horizons to include the brand new Hobby Lobby store in Tacoma. Because it was their grand opening, we got to spin a wheel for prizes. We now have new tote bags. This was perhaps not as exciting or lucrative as the grand opening of Stock Market (grocery store, not an extension of Wall Street) in Port Orchard when our kids were little. My kids and I were at that one along with Firstelle and her three children, and although we did have to stand in line for a long time, we did get free donuts and a free pound of bacon. Bacon! Not that I'm complaining about the green Hobby Lobby tote bag. I'm proud of j for spending twice as much as I did and taking care of so many Christmas shopping items. Lunch at Gateway to India followed. This was a good way to spend the last day of what has been this area's second warmest summer. We enjoyed the last gasps of it right up to the end. It is raining today. Happy fall.
It remains to be seen how our husbands' looming retirements (her husband retires November 1, mine retires December 3) will impact any future field trips. Stay tuned.
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