Just Another Day and Another Adventure (or two or three...)

Yesterday was a jam packed day! We visited the stores in Jamesport, Trenton, Chillicothe and stopped just short of heading to St. Jo. I don't usually do much shopping around here, I rarely have reason to. So even though we were close to home it was an adventure for me too!

Jamesport has lots of unique stores, but it seems like they are all geared towards the tourists who come in from the city. The prices are a little higher than I want to spend because of that. I did find a couple of items I may have to go back for- a ladder you hang on the wall for picture frames or nic nacs and an old set of windows you could write on.

Honestly, Walmart was probably our best stop. We got some canvas and painting supplies which we will use to make our own art. Then I got a picture frame that has a rustic looking wired design with flowers. Things are starting to come together, which is wonderful!

On the way home we picked up some blizzards and cheese curds from Dairy Queen (ice cream and fried cheese...could it get any better?) and then stopped by a Redbox to pick up a couple of movies. Lock Out was Kathryn's pick, and Mirror Mirror was my pick. (By the way, Mirror Mirror was super cute. If you liked The Princess Bride, this is the same kind of humor. It's cheesy, my favorite!)

After we got home and started winding down (I was tired after a long day of shopping!), we discovered an issue.

I turned the water on in the shower, and I thought the water pressure felt a little low. Uh, oh. Houston we have a problem!

I called up Dad who directed me to the water meter out front. After popping off the lid, I discovered my arms are too short to reach down in the hole so I yelled for Elizabeth, and Kathryn brought out a flashlight. No water on in the house, meter still running. Whoops, we've got a leak somewhere! So we turned the water off, and we are now very appreciative of the modern convenience of running water. We're definitely making it (thankfully Mom had just picked up a case of bottled water!), but I will be ready to take a shower ASAP.

Oh, and Albuquerque is in like a day and a half. I'm not packed yet, I should probably get on that. We'll see if I can get all of my stuff in a little suitcase so I don't have to check a bag.