I made my shopping list for the things we needed for Sunday. I knew we would need Budweiser, Miller Lite, Coors, Coke, Pepsi and Mt. Dew from the grocery store. I wanted to bake a cake, so I added Betty Crocker cake mix and frosting to my list. Little Debbie snacks would be a simple treat and they have a great assortment, so I would definitely want to get some of those. I had to have candy for my sweet tooth. Reese’s, Snickers and of course, M & M’s would hit the spot. I added a few other essentials to my list and it was finished.

Next, I made a list for my husband. His was simple: Crown Royal, Jim Beam, Jack Daniels. Even he couldn’t mess that one up. I also asked him to stop by Office Depot and get some envelopes. I wanted to send my annual donation to Victory Junction Gang Camp.

There was a bad storm Thursday night. Friday morning we discovered our patio furniture had been blown around and pretty much destroyed. The umbrella had completely disappeared. We’d have to go by Home Depot and get a replacement. I wasn’t sure we had the money on hand for a major purchase like that, so my husband logged onto the computer and went to Freecreditreport.com to see if we would be able to charge the furniture. He said everything looked good. That was a load off my mind.

I got off work early Friday afternoon and went to Best Buy for a few things. Then I stopped by Target to buy a new outfit before heading to the grocery store.

I had finished my shopping and was at the Shell station filling my gas tank when my Alltel phone started ringing. It was my husband. He said he had stopped at the Texaco to fill up and grab a pack of Wrigley’s gum. When he got ready to leave, the car wouldn’t start. The battery was dead. A very nice gentleman gave him a jump to start his car, and he was going to pick up a new Interstate battery, just to be on the safe side.

When I arrived home, there was a UPS box waiting on my porch. It was the new Infield Parking ball cap and shirt I ordered. I was really excited. I had been waiting for them for almost 2 weeks. I tore the box open before I even got in the house.

While I was unloading the groceries from my car, the Fed Ex truck stopped by with another package. This one was for my husband. It was something from Campingworld/Rv’s.com, probably something for his fishing trip next weekend. He orders as much on line as I do.

After dinner, we went to Home Depot and picked out a new patio set. They said they could deliver it early Saturday morning, but some of the smaller pieces would need to be assembled. We told them that would be no problem.

Although we were both exhausted, we managed to stay awake long enough to watch the Nascar Craftsman Truck race and the Nationwide race.

After the races were over, we went to bed.

My husband complained about how lumpy the mattress had become, so I suggested he go to Denvermattress.com and order a new one. He said he would take care of it first thing in the morning.

Saturday started out good. For breakfast, I had a bowl of Cheerios and my husband had Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes. Afterwards, I started baking and my husband went to Furniture Row to pick out a new desk for his den. While he was out, he stopped at State Water Heaters to do some pricing. Our water heater hasn’t been working up to par lately, and we want to be prepared in case something happens to it.

He had noticed several pieces of our wood fence had been damaged by the storm, so on his way home he stopped at Lowe’s to get a few boards and some Dupont paint for the repairs.

When he returned, my baking was finished and the furniture had been delivered, so I grabbed an Amp for me and a Red Bull for him and we went right to work. He got out his Dewalt power tools and I got the toolbox full of Craftsman and Stanley tools.

We repaired the fence and then I painted while he fumbled with the patio furniture.

By the time we finished and got everything put away, we had missed lunch and we were both starving. We decided to go to Subway for an early supper.

On our way to eat, we stopped at the Napa store to get a new set of windshield wipers.

When we got there, Subway was packed. I guess everyone was having an early supper.

There was a nice young couple sitting at the table next to ours. We could tell by his uniform that he was in the National Guard. He and my husband talked a bit about the service. My husband is retired from the Army. Military people always find something to talk about.

When the couple left, my husband noticed they had left their Cingular cell phone on the table, so he grabbed it and ran after them. They must have found more to talk about, because it was 10 minutes before he came back.

As we were walking out the door, we saw someone back into our parked car. There wasn’t much damage, just a dented fender. The driver immediately called his AAA Insurance agent on his Sprint cell phone. We gave him our Nationwide Insurance information and got his insurance information. He said not to worry because everything would be taken care of. That was a relief.

After leaving Subway, we went to the Bass Pro Shop to get some things for my husband’s fishing trip. While he was doing his shopping, I found a great pair of boots and some really cute t-shirts. I love that place. They have everything there.

Finally, Sunday came and everything went off without a hitch. The food was delicious and the movies were very entertaining and the company was charming.. Everyone had a really great time.

I guess it wasn’t too bad not having a Sprint Cup Race on Sunday. I had such a busy weekend; I didn’t even have time to think about it.