Spent most of the first hour looking for the broom to sweep the store with. They apparently polished the floor last night and forgot to put it back in the right place. I ended up panicking when I couldn't find it, and the managers sent someone else out to do carts.
Things went much better after I finally found the broom abandoned behind a cart. I swept the store, shelved loose items, and gathered carts. I had more help later, both from the kid they sent to help out earlier, and the afternoon bagger who did the trash. It showered lightly, enough to make me damp and a little chilly, but certainly nothing like the storms they predicted. I got out with no trouble whatsoever.
For once, I'm pretty happy with my schedule. I only work Sunday and next Saturday. Not as thrilled with the 7 1/2 hour work day or that I'll have to miss the farm market again, but at least it's not as early as today. I put in for Wednesday as a vacation day. The Thomas Sharp School is going to need me at the after school program all week. The kids are on half-days, and they'll be starting at 12:30 instead of 2:30. The vacation day will make up for the money lost from taking Wednesday off.
I did have quite a bit of shopping to do. Restocked sodas (many of which were on fantastic sales), granola bars, yogurt, and mouthwash. Had online coupons for cookies, the Gatorade Zero Cherry drink mix, cherries, and blueberries. Found a really nifty bag with a colorful print of a Ferris wheel against a bright blue sky. Indulged in a glazed donut, thanks to a free online coupon.
Went straight into dinner and the Match Game marathon when I got home and put everything away. Vicki Lawrence only had a sporadic affiliation with the 70's-80's Match Game. She was on the very first week with Michael Landon in 1973...then promptly disappeared until 1978. She wandered in with the rest of the Carol Burnett Show cast (including Carol Burnett herself in her only Match Game appearance), then did a week on her own.
Vicki didn't really make an impression on Match Game until she became a regular on Match Game '90. There, she was one of the funniest panelists on the show. She joked with Charles, teased Ronn Lucas and his puppets Scorch and Chuck Roast, and feuded with host Ross Schafer. She even cut off an especially ugly tie of his. She also played very well, frequently winning big bucks on the head-to-head.
She was one of the best things about the notoriously bad Match Game '98. This cheap attempt to steal some of the Hollywood Squares revival's thunder reduced the panel to five, featured an ugly pastel set, and for some reason, added "subjects" before choosing a question. Host Michael Berger was far too dull and laid-back for a wacky comic panel show, and they tried too hart to play up the "party" aspect. Some things did work. Vicki could be hilarious, Nell Carter was adorable, and though Judy Tenuta could be shrill, she was good at putting the blase Berger in his place.
Dive into the 90's with Vicki Lawrence into these rare forays into later Match Games!
Oh, and it did finally pour...late at night, well after everyone was at home.
And here's my review for this year's Father's Day musical on my Musical Dreams Movie Reviews blog, Here Comes the Groom.
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