H.O.L.Y. C.A.T.S.!!!!

On Saturday morning, Meri, Leon and myself went to a parade that Maddy and her high school band were marching in.  We left the house just before 9 and I'm so glad I grabbed a couple jackets and a stadium blanket that I made!!!  The car's outside thermometer said it was 42 degrees outside... 

HOLY CATS!!!  It was 80 just a couple days ago!!! 

I was wearing capris and shoes that covered my toes and heels.  Meri wore long jeans, but slip on sandals that showed off her toes.  Leon was dressed warmly from head to toe.  He even wore tennis shoes! 

I would have gone back in the house for a coat or three, but figured it was supposed to get up to 65 degrees for a high and I was sure it would warm up by the time we got to the town, an hour away. 

It got up to 45 degrees... HEAT wave.

The side of the street with sun was jam packed with people, while the shady side was almost bare.  hmmm.. You'd think that was a clue.  But nope.   We fell for it and sat in on a refrigerated curb for about 10 minutes, until I decided we needed kettle corn.  So when I went to find that, I found that the town square, tho a little windy, had tons of sun, was 10 degrees warmer and no one was sitting back in the square area.  Everyone was on the curb.

So I retrieved my two little ice cubes and we thawed out on the square.  

We enjoyed some treats while waiting for Mad's band to come by.  It was still cold and we almost decided a few times just to leave... 

But then we thought that we'd walk down the street where the parade is coming from and see if we can catch our band.  We did!!!

My timing was not so perfect, trying to get a close up shot of Maddy...  Those are her knees and the little boy is sitting across the street...  

I don't know him.

Then we high tailed it back to our car.  

By the time we got there, Maddy and the band had finished the parade and were walking past our parking spot to their buses.  Maddy flagged us down and had me come sign her out so she could ride home with us.  Apparently the buses aren't very comfortable to sleep on.  Or if you do, someone writes on your face with eye liner...  It's a gamble.

While I went to sign her out, Meri got in the car with Leon.  She put the stroller in the backend and found my cell phone laying on the ground just behind the car... 

REALLY??!?!!!  

It must have fallen off my hip when I was getting the stroller out 3 hours ago!  I thought I'd just left it in the car.  I am SO glad no one picked it up or drove over it!  Then while she waited in the car, some people came up and leaned against the back of our car.  She didn't have the keys with her, so she couldn't start it.  But she hunkered down and locked the doors.  She didn't realize the horn would work without keys, or she would have done that.

When we got home, we dropped Leon off at the house with his parents and lunch.  The girls and I hit a sale in the next town.  Then I got to sew!  I'll show you my dress tomorrow.