Have you looked in your cereal box lately?

I was stunned to open a box of Shredded Wheat brand breakfast cereal to find a real, honest to goodness prize. I had given up on cereal box toys....long ago replaced by mail in rebates and coupons for lame things. To my surprise, mine had a glowy spoon from the Indiana Jones movie!!! Sweet! Now I can do what I've always dreamed of: eat my delicious wheat cereal in a tropical, dark cave from an overrated movie!


Erin has been hard at work at Mauldin UMC, setting up her new classroom. It's not the biggest room in the building, but hey, the little goons are only like 2 ft. tall. I helped her put up some decorations. I need to brush up on the material, because I got a couple of 'em mixed up. Here's a picture of Mrs. Palmer and her wall 'o music education.

A new restaurant review! Woohoo! I know you love my restaurant reviews (YOU DO LOVE THEM, RIGHT??) Good. Anyway, we stopped at a sub place called Firehouse House (Make note for Uncle Mike) since it is nearby the church. The employees were nice, but a little hard to understand because the cashier decided not to open his mouth while talking to us. He must have been enjoying his incredible meatball sub. Here's the front...

OMG OMG this was the best meatball sub I have ever had. Even better than before Quizno's got stupid and cut theirs from their menu. The Doritos were crappy, though, not the fault of the restuarant. Plus, they had about 50 varieties of hot sauce. Dad, you know where you're going to eat when you come down!!!
I was walking by the fountains at the Hampton Inn and saw some kids enjoying some waterfall action. It looked like a lot of fun. I was so jealous.

HOLY MOLY! Pardon my language, but this is a new record. I bet it's higher back in Illinois, but Golly Ned (Sorry again). That's almost as expensive as my Venti Mocha Frappacinos!! Gas isn't expensive enough, though, because you still see people lining up in the drive through at fast food joints. When wasting your gas in line or buying more junk food don't cause financial hardship, I'm afraid we will see higher prices yet. I'll say it now and say it again: It still doesn't bother me that much. Americans will never change their way of life unless forced to.

I came back to City Hall last week, finding myself parking on the TOP of the parking deck. What is this crap? 5th floor!!! It takes me longer to drive in and out of the parking deck than it does to drive to my destination. I can't park at City Hall, else I will get a parking ticket after an hour.

Erin and I decided to stay in last night and make dinner and eat at the big kids table. One of our favorite meals is a chicken strip horseshoe (AKA Snowshoe). Mmmmmmmm. Healthy? no. Tasty? Absoluteley.

In other exciting news, my almost-quartet finally found a bass! He's actually a college buddy of our Lead and is a very active, young singer. We sang for a couple hours on Friday night and really liked what we heard. There is enormous potential for us. I'll keep your posted on that.

Erin's been posting some great stuff on her blog, including a guest spot from yours truly, so check it out. Erin and I are looking forward to going to Charlotte next Sunday for a big drum corps show (I played at that show 9 years ago....wow). Pioneer and 6 others will be there, so it should be a blast. Maybe we can go to B-Dubs (BWW or Buffalo Wild Wings).

We're really looking forward to having guests down here, so if you or anyone you know is looking for a cheap vacation spot, we have a room (and air mattress) waiting for you.

Erin's birthday is Thursday! A good husband remembers when his wife's birthday is, but always forgets how many she's had. With that, you know where to find me! Talk to you soon!