Life Lately + A Belly Laugh.

Last Friday (a week ago?? time FLIES) we attended the LHS Homecoming Game. I figured it was a great way to support some of the Laurels in my class who were participating in the festivities and a GREAT excuse for... going. I've mentioned before how I enjoy high school sporting events. 

Especially ones that are held on a beautiful evening such as this.

 Seriously, that sky was a-maz-ing.

 The halftime show was pretty amazing, too. The game was won. Who could ask for anything more.

Saturday evening Michaela headed out for her girls night Homecoming date.

The Melting Pot, no dance. Since she was driving, I missed getting a picture of her group.

Her comments: "a lot of fun and a lot of food." Sounds perfect to me.

I've been busy working on some secret projects. I would really love to share, but that might spoil the surprise for a couple folks. This picture gives two clues. That's all I can say.

 I can share one next week, the other one will need to stay under wraps for a bit lot longer.

(With how fast time is flying for me lately, more like a bit.)

On a random note: I'm kind of a sheet person. I like white sheets that are somewhat soft (however that is not my first criteria) and heavy-ish/thick-ish. Sheets with substance. For a lot of years I have just purchased the sets at Costco or Sam's Club, and, after making some adjustments to the too-wide pillowcases (I also like a snug pillowcase), have felt they have served their purpose just fine. However, the last couple sets I've purchased (one set from each big box store) wore out super fast. I don't know if Bill and I wiggle around more in our sleep as we have gotten older, but the fitted sheet on both sets ended up with holes within a year or two (I'm also a sucker for longevity) and had elastic that had lost any and all stretch (I HATE that).

A few months back when we were visiting my mom, I liked the sheets she had on her guest bed, so I checked the label. Vera Wang. I determined I would get my next desperately needed set at Kohls. I purchased the only white set of Vera Wang sheets available the following week with a sale + 30% coupon and still forked over $85. It would be worth it, I told myself. 

I like them, but not as much as I had hoped. This particular set is VERY heavy. I'm sure they will have longevity, and I will love them in the winter, but they are kind of a pain to wash & dry. They are that heavy. (Different from the ones my mom had.)

After a few weeks of having only one set of non-holy (unholy?) sheets for my bed, and having to wait to make the bed until the sheets were washed, I broke down and purchased a $50 set from Walmart. Although the elastic was different than any other set I've previously owned, I liked them. I still had to make adjustments to the pillowcases, but they were a great weight and easy to wash and dry.

Just this week one of my clients mentioned that she needed to purchase some sheets for her guest bed and asked if I knew if Target had decent ones. I told her I had purchased a set from Walmart a few months ago that I have been very happy with. The Better Homes and Gardens ones. She thanked me for the info and that was the end of our sheet conversation.

Fast forward to today. Mar and I were at Walmart very early this morning (for one of our surprise projects) and noticed the posted signs that all clearance was an additional 50% off. We quickly perused the clearance aisles covered with junk of all kinds. Then I came across these:

This is the very brand of sheet I had recommended, and this is the size I need for Mar's bed. Not more than a month or two ago, as I was organizing my linen closet, I thought how much I needed to get some new sheets for her bed. Could they be on clearance? Were they misplaced on the shelf? Could I be that lucky? Yes, I was THAT lucky. $17.50. And they were white. 

I only wished they had sets of king and queen sizes too.

My favorite bargain of the day.

I've also been sporting this around lately:

Bill says it makes me look "sporty."

The past few months I've had some terrible trouble with my elbow.

Call it what you want:

tennis elbow

golfer's elbow

housewives elbow

tendinitis

hairdresser's elbow (I made that one up)...

it's a bugger.

Tonight Bill and I are headed here:

I am not a red carpet person, and certainly do not own red carpet attire.

Should be interesting. I hope I can survive.

And for your entertainment and a good belly laugh for the day, here are the pictures Lex had been creating and splitting a gut over back here:

 Billiscarlett.

Scarlettwayne. 

Kriscarlett. 

Scarlettina.

Can't wait to head back to UT next week!