This morning Linda and I both slept later than usual, not getting up to watch for the sunrise. After watching Fox & Friends for a bit we decided to go to have breakfast. I chose Pengree's for us, having already dined at Grumpy's and at Metro Diner. I'd never had breakfast at Pengree's so it was sort of new for me as well as for Linda. I brought home my leftovers to enjoy another time---the short stack being a bit much for one sitting.
As soon as we got back home again, we changed into our swimsuits to get out to the pool before it stormed. There were a few people out there, mainly in the kid's pool and the teen's end. Linda and I paddled around and around the pool, doing 'my laps' as I call them. About 45 minutes into it I heard thunder so we sat out to drip off before heading upstairs. As we dripped, Mo and Ro showed up, just in time for the thundering to increase. I got a few minutes to discuss the Presidential race with Ro while Linda and Mo talked about surgeries and her daughter, Danielle. She had a similar abdominal problem as Linda's so the ladies compared notes on that.
While we were chatting, Justin did a Face Time call to me from the river room, showing us what the sky looked like to the east, fearing we weren't aware of what was coming our way. Those with me were tickled that he saw fit to let us know, being concerned our well-being like that. Mo and Ro decided to leave, too, and come back tomorrow, weather permitting.
Linda and I got our clothes changed yet again and headed out to go shopping at Beall's. We beat the storm by only a few moments. As we browsed the racks, we heard great cracks of thunder and the roar of rain on the roof of the store. At one point the lights clicked off but came right back up again. Such things did not deter our searching, though, as we made our way to the fitting room. Both of us were successful in finding some new tops. Mission accomplished! My friends and others who see me will be glad to have me wearing something different for a change!! Our purchases earned Beall's Bucks which we are giving to Janet B. at church tomorrow in hopes that she will have time to spend it!
The rest of the afternoon was spent at home watching "Blue Bloods" and some other TV until it was time for dinner. Linda and I had picked up some Papa Murphy's Pizza for our dinner since I had some coupons to use. One had already expired but the rest were still good. Justin took care of baking the pizza while he made up a batch of his apple dumplings which we had for dessert later. Linda and I watched "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" this evening. She brought along several movies for us to watch and thanks to the weather, we are getting them watched!
Our hopes are that after church and lunch tomorrow we can get out to the pool again, but the forecast is not promising. The thunder storms here are not calming, I refer to them as window rattlers, because my stuff hanging in or on the windows rattles when it booms. And then, the storm is over---just like that! Summer storms....
