Spring in Hicktown

So, we had our first 74 degree day yesterday. Yes, it was nice. Yes, it was sunny and beautiful. Yes, it was warm. Not that warm! I love to people watch on the first warm day of Spring.

I ran downtown to pick up some party napkins right after work and I saw these girls walking. Both of them wearing green striped tank tops, and shorty shorts. The one even had her hair all pulled up and a ton of makeup. Thankfully, neither of them had the horrible cheap flip-flops that had already begun to make their appearance as soon as the snow started to melt. Ugh!

And now - here we go! My flip-flop rant...I hate, loathe, despise and am thoroughly disgusted by cheap dirty flip-flops! I think they're gross! People - If you are going to wear flip-flops - wash your feet, cut your damn toenails, and buy a new pair once in a while! They're $3.88 at the freaking Wal*Mart. They come in every size and color. Splurge!

Back to my story...I picked up Jacob a little later and we came back into town to go see the Sheriffs and we saw these same girls again only they had picked up a dog to walk with. And apparently it wasn't as warm as they had originally thought as one girl had changed into jeans. Yes, two young girls in tank tops and one in shorty shorts walking past the county jail where there are always at least 5 rusted, dirty, half smashed cars containing 2 women each, or a single dirty old man, with not a full set of teeth between them all, smoking their cheap cigarettes with at the very least 2 dirty faced, stained clothed, messy haired kids climbing all over in the car, wailing and whining, waiting outside to pick up daddy who's being released from his night in the drunk tank. It's a great place to hang out or walk by while scantily dressed having your own personal heat wave.

We drove down by the river and saw one of the opticians from our eye doctor's office sitting on his deck in his blue shirt and shorts with white tube socks pulled up to his knees - I never understood that either!

I tried to talk Jacob into going to get ice cream and he wasn't interested, so went home and he drug our push broom, upside down, over to the neighbor's house and while walking up to Fred's, we saw the little Autistic boy from up the street running circles around their house - naked as a jay bird. His mom came out and caught him, drug him back in the house. Soon, he'll start venturing further down the hill and we'll find him lying in our grass playing with his cars - hopefully wearing Scooby-Doo underwear.

While at Fred's, the city policeman, Mel, came by with his dog Ty, in the backseat. Mel gave Jacob a wave and "hi there, buddy!" as he passed. A few seconds later, Mel was back with his lights on and pulled over a speeder (in an Audi) and of course, we watched the big action from Fred's porch. Mel swung back around after ticketing the young fellow and he waved again as he passed with Ty and her tongue hanging out the back window.

All this in a little over an hour. I love the first warm day of Spring.