Kim's Thoughts
Just a few thoughts I feel worthy of jotting down!
Friday The 13th
Happy Friday the 13th!
Girl’s Night Out
We started the evening with dinner at the opening night of the new Cafe 121 (previously Renalds). Chef Hamm has done a great job making the restaurant his own — new menu, new hours, new coffee bar, and new look! The food was delicious and there was a nice size crowd there to enjoy it! I had a burger and my friends had entrees (one had the ribeye steak and one had the salmon) and all were very good!
After a nice dinner and great conversation, we went to the Temple Theater to see Ain’t Misbehavin’………..what a treat!!!! I enjoy listening to jazz and blues and this show was a great example of bringing this type of music to life! The entire show was incredible and the cast was outstanding!
It was a fun evening……….now it is time for bed!!!
By the way — I also had lunch at Cafe 121 and it was so packed, there were people standing outside waiting for a table!!! And the new lunch menu has a great variety of choices! The sandwiches we had were excellent! Congratulations, Chef Hamm, on what looks like the start of a huge success for you!
Bagels ‘N Stuff
I wanted to comment, though, that their ad is not correct — they may currently be the ONLY bagel shop in Sanford, but they are NOT the “FIRST” bagel shop in Sanford. Some years ago, there was a bagel shop (can’t remember the name of it – does anyone else remember it?) that was located in what was most recently the Thai House on S. Horner (recently burned). It wasn’t open terribly long – not sure why – it was GREAT!!!! The owners were NY transplants that also had a HUGE variety of bagels and NY Deli style meats. I used to LOVE to go at lunch and get corned beef (straight from NY Deli distributors) on an onion bagel with some horseradish!!!! YUM!!! I was terribly disappointed when they closed.
So — definitely the ONLY, but not the FIRST — and absolutely one I plan to check out!!!!
BLT without the T
Making do — it works for me!!!!
Memories of School Days
The first one is my Senior Picture – the one that was included in the 1974 Chevron – Albion Central School’s Yearbook. As Billy mentioned in his editorial, the typical hair for girls in the 60s and early 70s was long and straight – I was no exception! My hair was so long and thick that when I pinned it up on top of my head, it would make my neck sore and give me a headache!!!
Now on to the schools! Albion is a much, much smaller town than Sanford, so the need for multiple schools in each grade range isn’t necessary and some of the “old” schools are still being used. The current schools in use today are all located together in a row – first the Elementary School, then the High School, and then the Middle School – with sidewalks connecting them all together. Here are the schools that I attended and their current use today:
The Primary School – known today as Elementary School – had grades K-3 when I went there – it now houses grades K-5. I regret I didn’t get a better shot of it, but here it is anyway – it is located just beyond the trees!
When I was in school, grades 4-6 attended the Grammar School (or also known at the time as the Academy School). This was a huge old building that was no longer used as a school not long after I stopped going there. It was renovated a few years back into apartments and I see that it is being renovated again now to be used for county or village offices or something like that – not sure, exactly. Whatever it is being used for, it is great to see that they are continuing to find uses for an incredible historic structure – which, by the way was constructed of Medina Sandstone, like the churches and other structures that I spoke about in my previous post. 
I actually only attended 4th grade there. In the middle of my 5th grade year, we moved out of town and I transferred to Waterport School for part of the 5th grade and all of the 6th grade. This was also part of the Albion Central School District, but was a smaller school in the community of Waterport for grades K-6. When I say it was a small school – I do mean small – each grade only had ONE classroom and ONE teacher and less than 20 students in each. I didn’t get a picture of the Waterport school, but it is no longer a school, either. It was turned into an apartment building and I think it is standing empty now – not sure of that, though.
After the 6th grade, everyone in the school district went to what was then the High School. It held classes for grades 7-12. I attended this school through the 11th grade. It was rich in history and a great building – my Mom also attended high school and graduated from this school. It is still in use today, but is now the Middle School with grades 6-8 only. That change was made beginning the year I was a Senior, so I actually graduated from the next school I will talk about. For now, here is what is now known as the Middle School, but will always be known as the “old high school”.
I took these pictures on Memorial Day. When I got there, they were just finishing up a Memorial Day ceremony. The Purple Eagles Marching Band was playing, but by the time I got close enough to get a picture, they were “marching” from the Middle School (where the ceremony was held) back to the High School. So, I could only get a photo of them in marching formation – but, I did get some pics!!! The pics of the band also show some additional shots of the Middle School (old high school), which includes some additions that have been made over the years.
This is a shot of a monument dedicated to Vietnam veterans – it reads: “A lasting tribute to the patriotism and courage of the men and women who served our country in Vietnam.” The Memorial Day ceremony was held around this monument and it is located in front of the flag pole in front of the Middle School.
So – that is where I went to school…..I am so pleased to know that the schools are still going strong and in good repair and still being used after many, many decades of students have wandered their halls!
Movies – Where art thou, dear movies?
I really, really wanted to see a movie yesterday — I was thinking it had been 2 or 3 weekends since I’ve been to the theater. But when I looked to see when my last movie review post was, I went into movie theater withdrawal — my last visit to the theater was May 3rd!!! FIVE weeks ago!!! O-M-G!!!
There are a couple out now that I keep looking at to try to build the interest in them. In fact, yesterday, I even made the decision to go see one! I made firm plans to see the early bird matinee for “What Happens in Vegas”. Then, I got into doing some google searches and reading blogs and the time to leave came and went……. So, I looked up when the next show was – 1:35 – and shifted my plans accordingly. But, when the time came to leave to catch that show, I decided that a nap sounded more intriguing!!! So – I didn’t go and don’t have any plans to reconsider going today.
I keep thinking about “Sex and The City”, but since I was never able to get myself interested in the series, I can’t convince myself that the movie would be any more entertaining for me!!! I asked for opinions on here, but didn’t get any — so, that isn’t one I will likely see!!!
I really enjoyed the earlier “Indiana Jones” movies and adore Harrison Ford, but I just can’t get excited enough about this new one to run out to see it!!!
I have NO interest, what so ever, in “Iron Man” or “You Don’t Mess With The Zohan”. And “The Strangers” isn’t something I would see — I love a good suspense drama, but don’t like horror movies that are out to scare the Bejezzus out of me!!!
“Kung Fu Panda” might be cute, but…………..not sure it is worth spending my afternoon on!!!
And the “Coming Soon” lists don’t have anything that is reaching out and grabbing me, either!!! “Get Smart” opens the 20th – I loved the series and seeing it made into a movie might be fun — but, I don’t particularly care for Steve Carell and I’m not sure the whole idea is enough to get me to buy a ticket and spend a couple hours on!!!
The one that I have been anxiously anticipating and will DEFINITELY rush out to see as soon as it open is “Mama Mia” — but that doesn’t open until July 18th!!!
So – I guess I’m going to have to make my own popcorn and strike up a friendship with my remote control…………
Flip Flop
Aaww – How Adorable…..
My reasoning for such drastic measures? Simple! It seems like every single time I catch the girls doing something that is absolutely the most adorable thing ever, I never fail to miss the opportunity to get it on film! The minute I reach for the camera and start to turn towards them, they notice me moving, stop what they are doing, and go into “Mommy’s looking at us, let’s get her!” mode!! And I miss the shot!!!
There were THREE such moments tonight — all in about a 2 hour period – in the same night – what are the odds???? There are no photos to document the high level of cuteness and I am sure a written description will fail miserably in the attempt to do it justice, but here it is…………….
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Picture this: Katie and Amy were laying on the floor beside my desk chair – they were laying side by side on their sides facing each other. Amy had her front legs wrapped around Katie’s neck, Katie’s head was resting on Amy’s shoulder, and Amy was cleaning Katie’s ear!!! Katie was thoroughly enjoying it, too — her head was leaning right into it and her eyes were closed — it was pampering to the max!!!
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A little later, the scene looked like this: Megan and Amy this time – they started making a loud noise that sounded like a mixture of growling, whining, and yawning – like the sound the Wookies made in Star Wars………I looked around at them to see what in the world they were doing and saw them laying side by side facing each other. Amy had one of her paws on Megan’s shoulder and Megan had one of her paws on Amy’s chest. They had their mouths wide open and their heads cocked to the side so that their open mouths were together like an interlocking puzzle and they were both singing the Wookie song at the top of their lungs in perfect harmony!!!
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Then, just a little bit ago, I saw the ultimate heart tugging sight that looked something like this: Katie was laying stretched out on her side. Amy was laying cuddled up to Katie’s belly with her head on Katie’s shoulder and Katie’s arm laying across Amy’s chest. Megan was laying perpendicular to Katie’s back with her head resting on her hip. All were sound asleep and snoring!!
This was a great contrast to the times when they act like they hate each other’s guts and can’t stand to be in the same universe! They really do love each other!!!! Just like human sisters!!! ha-ha
Thursday Evening About Town
I had the BEST salad for dinner at Renalds — it was mixed greens, tomatoes, cucumbers, pecans, strawberries, kiwi and balsamic vinaigrette dressing – I also had a side serving of grilled asparagus — YUM!!! What a refreshing and light dinner!!! Incredible!!! Renalds was PACKED tonight, too — it was a nice send off!
After I finished dinner, I started to head home and remembered that tonight was the first of the Function at the Junction concert series in Depot Park. So, I went over to see if I could get a bench (cause I wasn’t planning to go and didn’t have anything to sit on) and luckily got there early enough to get one! The band was good tonight — they made my night by playing my theme song – “Mustang Sally”!!! ha-ha
While there, I noticed that several friends were there, too. Just as the concert ended, I went over to say hi! Among the friends were a couple of our Sanford bloggers – Emily and Jennifer, whom I’ve known from before we started blogging. As I was chatting with Emily, a girl came up and asked if I was Kim and when I said yes, she said “I’m Melissa”!!!! So – we got to meet “I Am The Mama” — so, that was cool…..
Sex and The City?????
So, help me out here — Have you seen it, yet? What was your reaction? If you’ve been reading my movie reviews, you can tell what my taste in movies is — Should I make myself go cause I’ll end up loving it or should I trust the instinct that hasn’t let me get all that excited about it???? I promise I won’t hold any commenters responsible if I find out I missed a treasure or if I end up thinking I wasted my time!!! ha-ha-ha
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