"Max" Golf Outting

This weekend the husband was not feeling well. I tried to put off a lengthy cleaning project when he took a nap Saturday morning since I didn't know how long he would sleep. When he woke up he was ready to hit the road. He is not one for staying home, especially on Saturdays. 

We have a few Groupons, one of which we have put off using that expires this month. So we had to go to the World Golf Village's IMAX Theater. The husband has never been to a true IMAX theater. The deal was good on Groupon so I bought it months ago. 

http://www.intothegrain.com/ernie-els-highlights-2011-hall-of-fame-inductions/

We wandered there after lunch at what I call Sizzler. It is a buffet and steak place near our house and even though it is not a Sizzler it reminds me of the Sizzler of my youth. Plus the restaurant is like going back in time. I feel like I am in the 1980s when I look at the staff and the customers. It was getting to be late afternoon so there weren't many options on what movie to see. So we picked the one closest to our arrival time. 

http://www.worldgolfvillage.com/imaxtheater.aspx

We lucked out and saw the newly released Into The Arctic 3D IMAX movie. It was a very cute movie. The polar bears were the focus but it showed all types of arctic animals and people. 

After the movie we toured the World Golf Village Hall of Fame. Now I am not a fan of golf, but the entrance was free. The husband got a kick out of the old golf clubs and the virtual golf swing thingy. He was proud to hit the ball behind the screen. The Groupon came with a couple more things - a putting coupon and a challenge tee. The lady said they were good for a year. 

I wish I could have seen a longer movie at the IMAX. the Arctic movie was over so quick. The 3D glasses were so huge I felt like an even bigger geek. The Avengers comes out and is playing there next week. It's just so expensive to go to the IMAX/3D. Well, the World Gold Village is about as much ($8.50) as the regular theaters nowadays. I still like my small town movie theater for the deal of $6 a movie. Even their concessions are cheap. Plus it is spending money locally. They have that animated Pirate movie now, so I may need to go soon. Misfit Pirates sounds like what would have happened if I did follow that career path as I wanted to in elementary school. 

http://apnatimepass.com/the-pirates-band-of-misfits-movie-wallpaper-5.php

Next trip to the World Golf Village we will have to eat at Caddy Shack. I have been there once or twice years ago. The husband has never been there. He doesn't play golf, yet, but he keeps acquiring golf clubs, balls and putting practice items. I think he is a redneck golfer at heart. I keep trying to get him to go golfing with a friend of ours. She golfs in order to drink, so how serious and stuffy can her golf outtings be. 

http://worldgolfvillageblog.com/tag/murray-bros-caddyshack-restaurant/

Today we are hanging with the in laws. We tried to go to lunch at a local place, but it wasn't open. They started opening Sundays, but I guess it was short lived. I tried to suggest to the husband that he have a plan B. In this little town there are lots of places to eat, but mainly fast food and nothing very interesting. No Zaxbys, no Moe's and only a few decent sit down places. We ended up a couple town over at an Arby's. We all Jamoca and Orange shaked ourselves out of our loss. 

But I did behave and buy nothing this weekend. With a possible guest in the second bedroom I have a probable clean out to do of the bedroom full of things. I have plans for a game shelf for the husband to build. I have been trying to get rid of inventory. I lowered all my inventory on Etsy that is expiring this week, ebay and even half.com. I will keep at the selling. This week I sold 3 books and an 8 track. The money from paypal is going for our summer vacation. Even more of a reason to sell as much as I can. 

Have I mentioned how I always have loved the movie Caddyshack. I have it on DVD and still watch it every time its on TV. I couldn't pass up on the gopher's cuteness for this post :)

http://redriverpak.wordpress.com/2011/09/15/movie-flashback-caddyshack/

Left Behind... Furniture Edition

This sure was comfy but too much $

I have one in black already. Could have had a whole set. 

So cute, but already have one and no room :(

Left Behind... Cool

Now that would look cool on my car. 

The title cracks me up. 

This one is classic. I just want the mannequin and the wig. 

Gaming

What I love about wandering around and finding interesting things is the coincidents that you come across.

The husband and I started playing online Scrabble against each other after people in my group at work kept talking about Scrabble. I was never any good at Scrabble. I had a cool board that spun way back in the early 1980s. We would flip it over and play roulette.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rotating-Deluxe-Scrabble-Game-Board-Racks-Only-Uses-Standard-Size-letter-tiles-/230738603629#ht_500wt_1182

The husband and I looked at new Scrabble boards in the store and I didn't want top shell out $17 (In prison they go for $19 with the dictionary, so I am told). We rarely see a decent looking Scrabble game in the thrift stores. I see the tiles on Etsy all the time and it cracks me up that so many people make them into other things.

Today we were wandering the roads and went to a Hospice Thrift store that was a dud the first time we went there. We found a Scrabble game that the box looked in good shape, but it was taped shut. We bought it, a Mille Bornes French Card Game from 1964 and a Poker Bingo game from 1972. I was willing to pay 75 cents to find out what a French Card Game was. It looks interesting and had all the cards.

http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/31288-my-1964-mille-bornes-game-made-by-par

The husband opened the Scrabble game when we got home and right on the top was a piece of paper keeping score between two people with the same names as us. We got such a kick out of that. It was destiny. Then when he took everything out of the box we found that there was one board, but two sets of tiles and tile racks. I looked online to find out how many of each letter they are suppose to have and a complete set of tiles was there, twice. What an interesting score. $2 for two games, pretty much.

We also found a stuffed animal looking deer head that hangs on the wall. A perfect addition to the husband's camo/forest themed master bedroom design. About a year and a half ago he put up camouflage boards on every wall of the master bedroom. He already had some wolf and moose statue thingys. Over the past year we have found a plastic raccoon, added another moose and I brought in my stuffed animal skunk. I still think he needs a squirrel. He disagrees since they are all over our yard and quite annoying.

http://ocanadagear.com/stuffed-wallmount-heads.htm

I also found a couple wooden frames for 10 cents each. I figured at that price I will eventually find something to do with them. Always an adventure. Spent a whopping $7. Cheap entertainment. 

Last Sunday

http://www.thecamreport.com/category/g-conditions-to-treat/common-cold/

Last week was one of those weeks. Out of work 2 days due to a cold/flu whatever thing. Caught up on work on the other 3 days. Went on a short day trip with the husband. Stomach hurt for a day. Today (Sunday) the week ended with the well's pump going out. It always goes out when I am using the water. This time in the shower. The husband was not able to repair it this time. He said this time the pump motor had to be replaced.

We took a trip to Lowe's, but the husband wasn't sure what if the deep well pump would fit. I spent about everything in my checking account to get one. Brought it home and it won't work. So the husband went to his folks to get one that may fit. Let's cross our fingers. Other wise the kind that would fit would be another $100 at least.

For the moment the cold is under control. I still am congested, but the sneezing has quit and I don't blow my nose nearly as much. The stomach finally quit hurting. Why is it if my right side hurts I always think my appendix is bursting?

When we weren't battling illness and things breaking the husband and I did do a little house work. Thank goodness I got my laundry done before the water went out. We also did some redecorating. I had been thinking of moving some of the posters around in the living room. Plus last week I acquired those stitched flower pictures. After some debate and switching out one frame we came up with this.

The husband thought going from brown to white would make a difference. The others are in their original black. 

I took down the Night of the Living Dead poster. Then I put the Breakfast at Tiffanys poster in its frame. I took The Muppets poster out if its frame and put another 60s travel poster in it. So now most of the living room posters are in frames.

I went through all the poster I have accumulated in tubes over the years and figured I need to get rid some. I need to get rid of the underpants Faith No More poster from the 90s. I used to keep it in the bathroom back at my apartment. These days there is no where to put it. Plus I am no longer obsessed with Mike Patton.

http://yourpopfilter.com/2012/02/the-pop-filter-top-ten-24/

I have a couple posters with no pin holes. I know, amazing. I don't know if I should attempt selling them or just put them in the giveaway box.

Current day: Friday

I ended up ordering a few work related posters for the office. I still would love a mural of a forest with a huge tree, but I don't have the connections to get that type of thing to happen.