Mindy's Non-Adventures

      Just a few quick updates today. First off, I took the kids to the beach on Wednesday. By myself. Because I'm awesome like that. BBE (aka Average Toddler) was wonderful! He's just big enough to enjoy himself, and he's still so laid back that he's easy to watch. The beach was empty so I had no trouble keeping up with everyone, and when it was time to go, no one cried. I call that resounding success. We will be making many more beach trips in the future. In fact, I'm seriously considering turning Wednesdays into BEACH WEDNESDAY!!!! Because isn't Wednesday the most boring day of the week?  Why not have some fun and make it....BEACH WEDNESDAY!!!!       Besides being pleasantly surprised at how well our beach visit went, I also noticed that it's the first time that I didn't feel like I was on vacation. It really felt like we'd simply taken an afternoon to spend at the beach. I admit I liked the feeling. Can Charleston really be gro...

      Yesterday I had to run some errands to prepare for a party we were throwing.  I threw the kids in the van (figuratively of course! I almost never throw the kids) and started off. I'd procrastinated on putting gas in the van for a couple reasons: 1)I don't like doing it. 2)I was trying to make it until pay day because gas is too expensive! Unfortunately, the gas station would have to be my first stop. As I stood at the pump waiting for my mammoth gas tank to fill up, I noticed a man ride into the parking lot on his bicycle. I was 99% sure he's homeless, and to be honest (although this sounds awful...because it is), he was barely a blip on my radar. I didn't give him another thought. That is...until I got back in the van and started putting things away, buckling my seat belt, going through my take-off check-list ;).  Because that's when he suddenly showed up about outside my window.     He didn't even look at me. He quietly sifted through the...