The Weekend

I have Sunday on the brain.

I was off work yesterday, spending most of the day at St. Mary's Outpatient Surgery Center in Saginaw with my dad (and brothers). Dad had some skin cancer on his nose that was pretty aggressive and the doc wanted it off ASAP.

All went well.

But having a day off, toward the end of the week, puts my internal calendar out of sync.  I kept thinking it was Saturday. That was especially true when I was watching "The Toys Take Over Christmas" at the Port Austin Community Playhouse last night.

It was a fun, one-act play with my friend James Childs playing the Captain of the Toy Solders. There was audience participation with kids being able to join Santa on stage a the end of the show.

After the show, I hung out with another friend and ended up spending the night in Bay City (Michigan).

Finally, with Sunday on the brain, I picked up a few groceries this morning, then headed home.

Since I have a day more than my brain is telling me, I think this may be a movie weekend.

Great Lakes Crossing 25, the huge theater complex at Great Lakes Crossing Mall, has three movies on my "must see" list: Anna Karenia, Perks of Being a Wallflower and Hitchcock.

I should be able to get my Christmas shopping done as well.

So that's pretty much my plans for the weekend... or at least this Saturday that seems like Sunday.

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Too many options

Two thousand-twelve is one of those years when Independence Day falls smack dab in the middle of the week, creating a two-weekend holiday. For many, today is the beginning of a 10-day summer vacation.

As said earlier this week, it's feast or famine for me.

When I first looked at my calendar back in January, I had penciled in a long Friday to Wednesday camping trip for this weekend, since next weekend is an "on ambulance call" weekend.

When a graduation party invite arrived, I modified my get-away plans.

Earlier this week, an invite to hang with a friend in West Michigan arrived.

So I'm torn as to what I want to do with the next four days. 

Sigh. Too many options! Here are just a few choices:
Go camping (always a favorite). With this intense heat, the trip sounds like both a great option and a potential exhausting experience.
Go to West Michigan -- Saugatuck -- for a couple days. I don't know why, but that drive seems like I'm headed to the other side of the planet rather than the other side of the state.
Stay closer to home, see some movies (to beat the heat). I have a couple list of movies, but never seem to make the time for viewing.
Stay home and clean the house, do yard work and prepare for our upcoming family reunion. HA!
Take a couple short day trips. Not out of the question.

Feast or Famine.

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