What does "the early bird gets the worm" mean to you?
If you want to get your Christmas shopping done early, be prepared to get up at 3 in the morning the day after Thanksgiving to catch the best deals. Amazingly – or not – a lot of people are willing to get up in the middle of the night for a good bargain. One year I totally finished Christmas shopping on one trip. On this same day, you could go later and you’ll still find some good bargains. You’ll also wait on long lines.
Isn’t that nearly always the case?
If it’s something you value enough, you’ll there early to make sure you get ‘it’. ‘It’ could be concert tickets to Billy Joel and Elton John concerts. It could be to get free computers for your kids. It could be for a new house in a development. If you get there late, you may lose out.
Some people get on line days before the event. That’s going a bit too far for me. I have not wanted anything badly enough to camp out overnight or 2 or 3 nights.
An October memory:
The scene is my grandparents’ front yard. My grandfather has swept up several huge piles of leaves. Burning leaves was still allowed and there is a homey smell of smoke in the air. My grandfather hasn’t set fire to his leaves yet and so my brother and I jump into them. We grab handfuls and throw them up over our heads. The leaves at the bottom of the pile are wet and soggy. Those leaves stick to our hair. We laugh as we throw the leaves at each other. We take turns burying each other in the leaves. There’s a spooky feeling to being inside. It’s dark and there’s a funky smell to some of these leaves. Then my grandfather comes out and yells at us because we messed up his piles. It was worth it!
Onesome: Saturday- Is Saturday a day to relax, maybe do something fun, or is it a day spent on the run, chauffeuring kids to activities, yourself to the gym and getting the errands done before it's back to work on Monday? Do you need a day off to rest from your day off? Tell us about your day!
It can go either way. Sometimes on a Saturday, we need to run errands and buy groceries. Sometimes we’re going to do something fun, like go to a picnic. Other times it’s nice and laid back and I just kick back and relax.
Twosome: Morning- What's different about your weekend morning routine than the other days of the week?
There’s no pressure to get up early because the kids are going to school. Usually we have a bigger breakfast, too.
Threesome: Cartoons- Do you have a favourite one? Do you still watch it and/ or other cartoons?
I rarely watch cartoons anymore. My most favorite was Bugs Bunny, especially the ones where he is outwitting, outplaying and outlasting Elmer Fudd! Long live Looney Tunes!