Went out to hit the grocery stores after breakfast. Dodged traffic on Cuthbert to hit Sprouts first. Mainly needed coconut milk and dried fruit there. Golden raisins were on a really good sale. Found Cliff kids' bars on the clearance racks and good sales on soda and sparkling water. They still had the cherry shortbread cookies on the bakery rack for cheap. Tried bruschetta and a "sparkling non-alcoholic drink" from the lady giving out samples. Yum! The bruschetta was tasty, tangy and buttery. The drink was...kind of weird, maybe because I don't drink the real stuff.
The Acme wasn't much busier than Sprouts had been. Mainly needed to restock yogurt, granola, and soda. Cliff's bars were on a good enough sale to pick up here, too. Starting this past spring, Acme has been releasing limited edition snacks in seasonal flavors. Their seasonal cookie is leaf-shaped maple sandwich cookies, which I love. Grapes and strawberries were on good sales with online coupons. Had an online coupon for pretzel roll sliders with ham, turkey, and cheese, too.
Took the long way home across Newton Lake Park. It was too nice of a day not to! Hot, yes, probably in the upper 80's, but breezy, sunny, and dry. I was surprised the park wasn't busier at quarter after 1. Everyone must have been at lunch. The smaller trees are just starting to show the first signs of changing color. The bigger ones, however, remain dusty green for now. Fruit and seeds dropped off the bushes on the banks of the lake and in the gully alongside the path over the hill.
Watched the second disc of Snoopy Tales when I got home. The vast majority of these episodes revolved around Linus and his blanket. Either he'd try to kick the habit of carrying it around and give it to Snoopy or Lucy, or Snoopy would attempt to steal it. It ended up with the cat next door once. Woodstock finally rescued it. Snoopy made it into coats for him and Woodstock. He dragged it and Linus into a lake while Linus desperately held on. Lucy hid it from him and mailed it to a grandmother.
Checked my schedule at this point as well. I only work two days at the Acme next week...because I'll be leaving for Pittsfield a week from tomorrow. I have the feeling I would have been working the same hours on Sunday and Wednesday regardless of what I did the week after. I don't even have as many hours at school. The kids are off on Tuesday for Rosh Hashanah, which means I have a full day off to relax, and almost the entire week to work on Maplepunzel and get ready for vacation.
After the disc ended and I finished lunch, I headed down to the Thomas Sharp School. We started out in the library, but weren't there for very long. Apparently, several teachers were having a meeting. Everyone ended up back in the cafeteria. I drew Betty and Enid the youngest snowflake fairy in the Snowflake Forest from my upcoming WENN Nutcracker Suite re-write with them.
Made sure the older kids washed their hands in the bathroom without fuss, then joined the younger ones outside. It was too hot for them to do a lot of running around. They mostly spent the time climbing around under the trees, playing in the mulch, trying to climb the fences (which they are not supposed to do), or fussing over the swings. I'd just started drawing Nutcracker Scott with them after we'd gone back inside when I was told enough kids had gone home that I could leave early.
Made a brief stop at Speedy Mart on the way home. Their bagels are genuinely good, probably some of the best in the area along with Kismet's in Collingswood. I got a rainbow, a blueberry, and a cinnamon raisin. I don't often see Diet Wild Cherry Pepsi around, either. They were really busy with people buying their own drinks and groceries after work. It took me a few minutes to get their attention and the bagels.
Worked on Maplepunzel when I got home. Furious, Maple and Betty insist on leaving for Wennaria right away to stop Victor from marrying Pavla. Whoa, ladies, Scott says. They can't all ride on the two horses. Scott, Maple, Betty, and the animals eventually build a carriage, with Hilary offering queenly critique and Jeff pointing out where to find the strongest and driest wood. Scott trades the animals he's hunted for four very rusty wheels that they have to strip and get on the carriage. Soon, though, they're all ready to go, even Hilary and Jeff in the mirror. Scott and Maple sit up front, while Eugenia the songbird leads the way.
Watched Match Game Syndicated while I worked. Most of the night was devoted to the week with Betty White in Brett's seat. In fact, Joyce Bulifant (to her delight) and Marcia Wallace got to sit in Brett's seat, too. So did Bill Daily when the women sat on the lower tier and the men on the upper. For some reason, they skipped the first week of the 1981 season and ended the night with Fred Grandy in Charles' seat, Brett returning, an unusually sharp Mary Ann Mobley, and McLean Stevenson taking over permanently in the fifth "smart guy" seat.
Finished the night with Plankton: The Movie at Netflix. I'll go further into this bizarre exploration into the mine of SpongeBob SquarePants' most unique villain and his computer wife at my Musical Dreams Movie Reviews tomorrow.
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