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Adventuresome weekend.

Grocery time again… Sunday morning I got up early and took dad to Costco and was back home in time to whip up brunch.

Bypassed my ritual Sunday egg-coma to hit the road with the guys who were on a mission… FIND A BIRDBATH.

You’d think this would be an easy task given the PURE GLUT of nurseries and garden stores out in these parts… Think again.

Oh sure – if you want a faux-concrete bunny rabbit holding a dish or characters that look like they were on the cast cut list for Strawberry Shortcakeâ„¢ – then you’re in luck.

Try asking for something minimal.

There’s a great little mom and pop nursery and garden store nearby that’s been around forever. In fact – I have vivid memories of going there as a child with my grandma…. The place still smells the same.

We found one we could all agree on and a bird feeder to boot. Honestly – I’m more crazy about the bird feeder. The bath is Kevin’s obsession – I’m just thankful we don’t have a 3 foot bunny in our front yard now.

Wandering between nurseries turned into an impromptu shopping trip in an outlying city called Fenton… I remember the area being a not much more than a collection of trailer-parks and a lot of wooded bluffs. Not so anymore.. Megaplex outdoor malls, including a Starbucks, now sit dug into the bluffs.

Checked out a store called “Garden Ridge” – It was ok but nothing earth shattering. Picked up a new shower curtain and bathroom rug for cheap.

While we were there we went into Circuit City to wander and look at toys.

Chad and I have been wanting to get a Satellite Radio – but apparently there’s two competing networks out there. XM and SIRIUS.

XM’s hardware is prettier and more intuitive – but the kids at the store agreed that the content is better, (and un-bleeped), on SIRIUS.

If store employees actually knew how to SELL anymore – we were willing to slip the couple of hundred dollars onto the Amex to get set up… But I wound up just getting confused between the two choices and left with brochures in hand instead.

Anybody know anything about this?

Anybody think I’m blogging?