Switched to the second half of Supermarket Sweep while getting organized for grocery shopping. The episode I caught looked like a mid-90's tournament of contestants who had played before and lost. No wonder they all got far more time than usual for these groups. Only one team got anything resembling a good score, though. They did well on the first two questions in the Bonus Round, but the third one was a reference to Roman numerals you would probably only understand if you knew something about Latin.
Hurried out to run errands next. Hit Dollar Tree first to find rope for my cowgirl outfit. I was hoping to get a plastic sheriff's badge or plastic pistols too, but I didn't see them. I did get Moon Pies for the trick-or-treat bags. and cute Halloween cards for Mom, Keefe, and his family and Lauren and her parents. Hit Sprouts after a brief peek at Target. (Which is surprisingly still into Halloween. The Acmes are, too. Dollar Tree is half-Christmas.) Got coconut milk, dried apricots, soda, sparkling water, granola bars, and ginger molasses cookies from the bakery. (That's their seasonal cookie flavor.)
Sprouts had been quiet. The Acme was even more so. I had no trouble picking up grapes, Cliff Bars were on a decent sale, and I had online coupons for yogurt. They actually had the Dannon Light Pumpkin Pie. I hadn't seen it for a while at the Audubon Acme. Grabbed a slice of white cake for a special dessert this weekend from the bakery clearance racks. Since they were out of Fresca, I grabbed two of the Diet Cokes With Lime. Grabbed a pack of two turkey and cheddar sandwiches on pretzel rolls for lunch.
Threw on The Muppet Show while I ate lunch and put everything away when I got home. Elegant horror icon Vincent Price became the first of two spooky guest stars to appear on the show in the late first season. He and Kermit discuss gourmet cooking with a distinguished panel (including a very hungry Muppet monster) and learn about the fine art of horror acting. Meanwhile, Gonzo and Fozzie are nervous when Price and Uncle Deadly turn up on the doorstep of their haunted mansion, one Muppet monster eats another (and sings about it), and the Muppet Newscaster reads a story about living furniture consuming its owners.
Actually got off to the Thomas Sharp School a bit early. Good, because we had quite a few kids today. They were all excited because a fire truck and ambulance came by earlier in the day in honor of Fire Prevention Month. They taught them fire safety and gave them red plastic fire hats. That brought back a lot of memories. We also got red plastic fire hats in October, only instead of the fire fighters coming to us, we would walk to the Cape May Fire Hall and Museum on Washington Street to learn about fire safety and fighting fires in the past from them.
They were all still really wound up from the fire truck visit, which is likely why they were so crazy outside. There was a lot of arguing over the swings. I wish there were more than two of them! Some of the girls in particular would remain on the entire hour if allowed and will throw a fit if they have to get off. I admire their spunk, but they do have to take turns. The weather was still a bit blustery and cloudy, but a bit warmer than yesterday. It was so nice, all of the kids regardless of age once again remained outside until the session ended.
Hurried straight home after that. Jessa asked if she could bring a friend to dinner...but she didn't say it was a guy friend. He seemed nice enough, and he did pay for our meals at the Pub, but he mentioned a GED, spent a lot of time complaining about how the suburbs had spread, and had no idea that Shop-Rite and Marlton go a lot further back than the 80's and 90's. (I've seen houses in Marlton that date to the 1840's, and online research reveals that Shop-Rite began in 1946.) My salmon sandwich and crispy fries were delicious (if messy), but I just felt a little awkward.
Finished the night with Shock 'Em Dead, a heavy metal horror comedy from 1991, at Tubi. I go further into this B-pic take on the Faust legend at my Musical Dreams Movie Reviews blog.
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