It was beautiful today. We went to the track this evening where John met us. The horses were running for the second to last night of Thoughbred racing, then it’s on to the quarters along with the Thoughbred. We may get to one more day of races before we leave but if we don’t tonight was fine. The last race was truly spectacular. The race was 1 mile 70 with a field of 11 (I think) and the beginning had them pretty much bunched up except for two horses that were way behind. At the final turn the two from the back took off like they had jet engines and came in 1st and 2nd. That race was worth $46 to the winner of a $2 bet. Since I didn’t bet it was not a big deal to me but the race was sure fun.
We got home in time to do some work on www.delawarebeautiful.com but it’s late enough now to call it a night.
We may go to MP tomorrow to get the boxes packed into the bigger boxes, the driver will be there on Tuesday to load from there. Not so many trips back and forth left now.
We have covered things from this site before but now we are looking at work boot options. If you are going to be on your feet on varied terrain for a long period of time you will want to have something like these boots to make it possible for you to actually survive the agony such work requires.
The site is actually rather interesting to look over, didn't realize there were so many different things that you could buy if you were a police officer or a "wanna be" police officer. The flashlights are cool.
Enjoy your travels through the site, maybe you will find something you just have to have!
What a delightful evening, the Prof's parents were here for dinner and then we all went to the capital for the concert on the hill. It's such a neat way to spend the 3rd. The symphony playing patriotic songs, a Broadway actor singing some of the songs from his run and then Simon Estes singing songs such as "Old Man River" and "You'll Never Walk Alone." Just a great way to spend the night, with over 125,000 other people! It was mobbed, but everyone was so courteous that it wasn't an issue.
We had to park a long way from the center; in fact we parked at the old
The walk back to the car was primarily up hill so we weren’t sure if the Prof’s mom could make it, but we took our time and she did just fine although it was hard for her. The exercise was good, she said, and we agreed.
I took some fried chicken and the other things that go with it down to the front desk clerk tonight before we sat down to eat, when she brought the plate back she had it filled with sugar cookies. Nice trade J
Dinner tonight was rather funny (only to me) because it was a repeat of the dinner we had at C’s the other day. I wanted the space in the freezer so cooked the chicken, it was a hit so all was good and no one else knew that we had just had it on Sunday! Of course, they hadn’t had it so it was a treat for them. Although we did end it with chocolate cake and ice cream. The Prof and I didn’t have the ice cream but his dad is a huge fan of ice cream so we figured he would like it…he did!
Have a great 4th!
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