For those of you who may not know, today is National Pancake Day. Now, this may not mean much to you, but for those of us who are on a super tight and it's the end of the month budget- it's GOLD. Because, on this day, IHOP (that would be the International House of Pancakes for those of you who don't know what the acronym IHOP stands for) honors this day and shows it's customers their love with a free stack of pancakes to every customer. And the best part? There are no stipulations. You come in- wait 10 minutes for you table, order a water with lemon, and ask for a stack of pancakes. Then you eat them. With delicious yummy warm syrup. And you sit back and take in the yumminess. Then you take your full belly, tip the water $3 bucks, and allow your adorable little boy (whose about to turn 2!!!!!!!!!!) to donate 37 cents to the Children's Miracle Network.
So...for those of you who missed this extremely important day- be sure to mark it on your calendar for next year-Feb 22, 2011. Your life will be changed forever.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Saturday, February 13, 2010
The Perfect Day.
I've been meaning to post this post for a while. You see, a few weeks back, we had a Saturday that was truly the perfect day. 2 weeks ago, a blizzard came through Tennessee and while most people may think a blizzard would completely ruin a weekend, those living in the Hartman household that weekend had the best Saturday anyone could ask for. The snow started on a Friday mid-morning, which led to mass chaos as everyone scrambled to get home before it got to bad. The wellness center, where my office is located, closed while I as at lunch, so I decided that I too would go home (rather than stay in the scary locked up building by myself). A drive that usually takes me 20 minutes took about an hour and a half. Rob and I were out of food (because it was the end of the month and our budget had run out)- so we were discussing whether we wanted to walk to the Chinese place that is less than 1 mile away from the house. Andy (for those of you who don't know him, he is our friend that lives in our basement...practically family at this point) was home too, waiting for his girlfriend Lauren to get in from work. After her 3 1/2 hour drive (not usually that long of a drive...but Tennessee civilians don't know how to drive in snow, no offense to those of you who may be reading this), Andy and her battled the blizzard, drove to Little Caesars and Kroger- for dinner and groceries. The evening concluded with a good movie. We had no idea what the next day would entail.... The Perfect Day.
Now what is the Perfect Day, you may ask. Well let me give you the run down of the days activities:
8:30am: Wake Up.
9:30 am: Biscuits with Gravy, Scrambled Eggs, Turkey Bacon, Sausage, and Orange Juice.
10:30 am- Sledding down the driveway (Everyone included, Rob, Grayden, Andy, Lauren, Jen, and pups.)
11:30- Grayden takes a nap/ Sledding continues
12:00: Hot chocolate, scattegories, sequence, and leftover turkey bacon.
1:00: Showers.
2:00 pack up in Lauren's SUV- drive to Plato's Closet
2:30: Plato's Closet- $1 deals!
4:00: Sams Club Shopping Spree (and disappointment to find that the free samples we expected were not available.)
5:30- drive to Mexican restaurant to feast on some delicious Mexican food.
6:30- Baskin Robbins- ICE CREAM!
7:00: Walmart pitstop and lottery ticket for Andy and Lauren
7:30- Target pitstop.
9:00: Arrive home.
10:00...exhausted. bedtime
Now- some of you may be thinking that that seems like a long list of activities for one day, but let me tell you- it was in fact a perfectly wonderful day. Good food, sledding, good friends, shopping, and more good food? Yep- most definitely THE PERFECT DAY!
More updates to come...hopefully not so delayed next time.
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