The Big DumpTruck

Had Junior's graduation ceremony at the daycare center today. It was mostly for the kids who did Preschool there, but the kindergarteners were a part of it too. They sang songs and got a diploma - it was all very sweet.

The off to the mall to look for tie sneakers for him. He's been obsessed all week, so I assume something came up at daycare. We had his graduation lunch at Bertucci's (any excuse to eat at Bertucci's, really) and then walked the mall. I spent the rest of my birthday money at Talbots, where they were having their semi-annual sale. Got a kicky pair of pants, a yellow hat and a matching bag. I know it sounds silly, but we are going to Florida in the fall, and I'm trying to stock up for then. I look silly in baseball hats, so finding this one, which can be rolled up, was fantastic. Of course, the hat and bag look great with the pants, so now I want to be a "ladies who lunch".

I of course followed that up with a pair of pajamas from Target, because once the birthday money was spent, I was back to the Jody budget.

Oh, and we haven't yet found the right tie sneakers. We'll go to Payless tomorrow.

Photos from today at Crane's Beach.

Man oh man, it's 30 degrees warmer at home than it was at the beach. Not what we had planned when we set off this morning. So now we're all settled in my sister's pool, the way God intended.

I'm at the beach right now. It's 58 degrees.

Is this really what Yahoo! Movies: Movie News meant?

Mary Shomon's latest book, The Thyroid Diet : Manage Your Metabolism for Lasting Weight Loss is due out in September, and it's already #75 on the Amazon.com sales list! I'm pre-ordering my copy today. I saw Mary two weeks ago and she looks great.

Remember to pre-order from my link to help support the Big DumpTruck. In Q2, folks only used my links to buy 5 items from Amazon, which is going to net me a whopping $5! I've already earmarked it for lunch in the cafeteria...

I had a bowl of Lucky Charms for breakfast this morning. You'd think that would have set me up for a great day, what with them being lucky and all. Well, nothing spectacular to report so far, and in fact, I forgot my security badge at home which is actually a strike against it being a lucky day.

But I continue to maintain my chipper attitude and look forward to all the luck in store for me today.

There's a link on the Banana website back to an early issue of the dump, because one day I happened to write about eating banana number 4077. This was back in 1997, kids. When it was cool to be a banana eater. Check out the link, if you will. Dig that groovy page design! And if you're on a high rez monitor, dig my inability to do a background correctly! (I'm better now, really).

I was reading the first part...I don't remember the treadmill ever being in the living room, but if I said it was, it was. But I'm guessing it didn't last long before being shuffled to the basement.

More thought pebbles. I know you've been sitting by the warm glow of your monitor just waiting for them.

• On the drive home from work late last week, I was behind a jeep that had one of those customized license plate holders. Not unusual. Some advertise the dealership where said vehicle was purchased, some root for a school or sports team. This one said "I'd rather be at a Journey Concert". Oh Lordy, that's quite a statement to make, my friend. Are you sure you want to admit this to strangers who happen to be driving behind you?
  
  


• Nobody's come through with ten thousand dollars yet, so it looks like I'll be stuck working all summer. Hey, can't blame a girl for trying.
  
  


• Scorecard in effort to pink-ify my life: I am sporting pink nail polish today, and I grabbed hot pink folders out of the supply cabinet. Hey, it's not like the guys were going to use them. There is a nagging feeling that I could be doing more, and that it has something to do with capri pants, but I'm just not ready to take that plunge right now.
  
  


• It's the first day of summer. Shouldn't we be allowed to go home early today to celebrate it with our families? No? How 'bout tomorrow, then?
  

To all the dads out there - biologically or emotionally - have a great day.

We'll let you watch sports and we won't even complain about it.