Shopping, football game and geocaching this weekend

@shaggin (71666)
United States
October 24, 2022 1:53pm CST
Saturday I wound up running to the thrift store my daughter works at twice times. The first one was to drop off donations and to see what was new. The second time because I forgot to drop off some ice cream I had promised her and to look at some baby clothes she was putting out on the shelves that she wanted me to get first dibs. At 1 pm my son had his last home game. He plays base and guitar for the football games along with the other band members. I had mentioned to my husband that I saw it was going to be nice weather (almost 70°F) and was going to take the baby for a walk on the rails to trails but realized my son has his last game. My husband said I had to been to all the home games did I really have to go. I said yes and that most parents got to all the games home and away. He said band parents though? I said I wasn’t sure but it’s the only way I see him play and I know it makes him happy. He took the baby alone for the first time. He went to his parents house with her. I would have loved him to have done it on a day when I could have went hiking or something but I did get to lay around and rest for awhile and read a book which was nice. The military provided camouflage jerseys to the football team. It looked awesome! I love camo! I wore my camo hoody and my stepson wore his hunting outfit and they announced over the loudspeaker he won best dressed. Sunday was supposed to be warmer too. It wasn’t but it could have been worse. I took my niece and the baby geocaching. On the drive it was so cute hearing them giggling so hard in the back. In one of geocaches my niece got 50 cents. She was so excited she asked “Is this money, is this really real money”. My husband and the boys put up insulation and sheetrock on the one outer dining room wall. Afterwards he got drunk and told me how depressed he was that he had missed the opening day of pheasant season on Saturday due to him being hurt from his trip he went to on my sons birthday. He was being dramatic and going on about it. I didn’t say a word it thought again how hard and fast karma hit him. Photo is of the ugliest textured pumpkin I’ve ever seen. It was one of the decorations at a park we went to while geocaching yesterday. The texture actually turns my stomach. I’m know I’m odd that way.
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
24 Oct 22
I'm glad you got some time away from the baby and was at your son's last home ball game. And yes, band parents go to everything their kids do just like sports parents do. I agree, that is the ugliest pumpkin I've ever seen.
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@shaggin (71666)
• United States
24 Oct 22
@Daddyevil it may seem petty but I feel like he’s never offered to watch her before while I did anything. I felt like he’s probably just making himself look better to his parents. The only other time he has watched her while I did anything was one time his mother was here and I asked him if he could watch her while I drove my older daughter to a party which was a half hour away (one way) and later at night. If the baby rides in a car she sleeps the whole time and late at night a nap like that I knew she would be up late. Prior to that time any time I’ve asked him to watch her he tells me to take her with me because he has things to do or so and so likes babies and would enjoy seeing her. I had to take her to a dress fitting to my daughters and she cried the entire time which I knew she would so I was really upset when he once again had told me to take her that this woman likes babies. I’m glad I’m not the only one who thinks it’s so ugly!
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@shaggin (71666)
• United States
25 Oct 22
@DaddyEvil that’s what my mom said too about his mother .
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
24 Oct 22
@shaggin It's not petty. He doesn't seem to want to do his share of parenting until the kids are big enough to do his hobbies with him. I'm willing to bet he took the baby to his parents so his mom could take care of her. I don't like pumpkins and think that one is ugly!
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@MALUSE (69413)
• Germany
24 Oct 22
I thought that the photo might show an old pumpkin. Now I see that I'm right. It does indeed look odd.
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@shaggin (71666)
• United States
24 Oct 22
@Maluse it may be the Galeux d'Eysines Pumpkin also known as the warted sugar marrow it says online
@MALUSE (69413)
• Germany
24 Oct 22
@shaggin What a name! The French name sounds definitely nobler than the English one. :-)
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@shaggin (71666)
• United States
24 Oct 22
@MALUSE yes very true
@allknowing (130066)
• India
25 Oct 22
I find that pumpkin in the photo unique. It does not look ugly at all to me.
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@shaggin (71666)
• United States
25 Oct 22
@allknowing it’s amazing how different people can think. Glad you like it though that’s wonderful as it means you like something about my post . I find it uniquely ugly!
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@shaggin (71666)
• United States
25 Oct 22
@allknowing aww that makes my heart happy thank you that made my day!
@allknowing (130066)
• India
25 Oct 22
@shaggin I indeed like your posts and that is why I always respond
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@JudyEv (325758)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Oct 22
I don't have much sympathy for your husband either. I'm glad you went to the match. I'm sure it meant a lot to your son.
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@shaggin (71666)
• United States
25 Oct 22
@Judyev it’s nice to not feel frowned upon for my thinking. I only stayed until half time like I usually do and he asked why. I felt bad I could have stayed the whole game since the baby wasn’t there being fussy I just didn’t think of it . I don’t know anything about football I just sit there and try to listen to the music with my moms endless talking beside me
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@JudyEv (325758)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Oct 22
@shaggin But at least you were there.
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@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
8 Nov 22
Aw i love that your son loves having you there and you love going. Wow. Hubs taking the baby is a huge shock. Good for him!
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@shaggin (71666)
• United States
8 Nov 22
@Courtlynn I’m sure he wouldn’t just watch her at home he probably only took her to his moms to look like he’s a champion dad sad to say. Now even if he did ever offer to stay with the baby while I went hiking (which he never has) I’d never take him up on it because of the dog biting the baby.
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@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
9 Nov 22
@shaggin exactly! Sad you have to think of it that way though
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@Nakitakona (56302)
• Philippines
28 Nov 22
Do you earn in geocaching? Is it a game app? Is it similar to Pokémon hunting?
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@shaggin (71666)
• United States
28 Nov 22
@Nakitakona it’s not something you can sit and play on your phone. You use an app to see what geocaches are around then you park and walk to what they call ground zero which is as close as you can get to it then you start searching for the container. Inside will have a paper to sign and if it’s a bigger geocache it will have trinkets to trade. Then you log your find on the app.
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@shaggin (71666)
• United States
28 Nov 22
@Nakitakona yeah Pokémon go never held any interest for me
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@Nakitakona (56302)
• Philippines
28 Nov 22
@shaggin It takes time and efforts to do it. Unlike Pokémon search or hunt, you just direct your phone to spot where a Pokémon is then come close it to catch.
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@snowy22315 (169965)
• United States
24 Oct 22
That's an interesting pumpkin. Good to have some daddy daughter time. Band parents are very dedicated.
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@shaggin (71666)
• United States
25 Oct 22
@snowy22315 he’s gone a lot working, working on things outside, running the beagles etc so it is nice when he she gets to spend more time with him.
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@RebeccasFarm (86754)
• United States
25 Oct 22
How unusual that pumpkin Shanny. That is very cute your niece and the baby Oh woes me your hubby getting drunk You are such a good woman and Mom Shanny.
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@shaggin (71666)
• United States
25 Oct 22
@RebeccasFarm I’ve never seen a pumpkin like this before. It grossed me out but it was neat to see so many different kinds especially many that I had never seen before. He probably doesn’t think I’m a good wife. I refused to wash his cups anymore after getting yelled at so he has a box full of them in the back room. Eventually he will run out and will have to wash one to have anything to drink out of.
@wolfgirl569 (95190)
• Marion, Ohio
25 Oct 22
I love those pumpkins
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@shaggin (71666)
• United States
25 Oct 22
@wolfgirl569 I don’t think I’ve ever seen one before this and Hope never to again .
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@sol_cee (38223)
• Philippines
24 Oct 22
Wow you can get first dibs on the items there
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@shaggin (71666)
• United States
25 Oct 22
@sol_cee yes it’s pretty cool I enjoy it.
@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
24 Oct 22
I love the photo here. Textures are so nice in photography. And I enjoy seeing the camo jerseys as well. Sounds like a good weekend.
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@shaggin (71666)
• United States
25 Oct 22
@CarolDM they do the camo jerseys where you live as well? This is the first time I heard of it. I had to ask my son what it was about. I agree textures in photography can be great. I don’t like the texture on this pumpkin at all though
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
25 Oct 22
@shaggin I have seen it a few times on the news. Sorry you do not care for the pumpkin.
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25 Oct 22
If your mother-in-law is like me as a grandma, she probably took over the care of the baby as soon as they arrived, leaving him free as a bird! You are right, that is an ugly pumpkin for sure.
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@shaggin (71666)
• United States
25 Oct 22
@HomewardBound my mother and @daddyevil said she same thing and you are probably all correct. The pumpkin grosses me out .
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