Everyone is sleeping but me. It is 10:46 pm. Rufus is sleeping at my feet, always a loyal companion, but everyone else is in the appropriate bed upstairs.
Today the excitement began almost immediately with phone call from Tuffy that Kevin's brakes were done. So, the whole family hoped in my car and off we went. We dropped Kevin to fetch his car and continued down the road to a grocery store / nursery Corinne and I enjoy.
We like it for different reasons. Corinne squeals with glee every time she sees their model train come towards us on the track overhead. I like their flowers, produce, bakery treats, and general yum yums.
Today they were having a customer appreciation celebration. There were samples of tea, cheeses, ice cream, and other delicious treats. Plus free hot dogs, face painting, and raffles. Before you get too excited, we won nothing.
I thought it was grand idea to stand in line and have a butterfly or frog or something fast and easy on Corinne's perfect little cheek. We had a lovely time in line, we ate our free ice cones and people watched. A person sized Elmo came by and said hello. Corinne happily gave him a high five. Kevin and I were so proud of our brave little girl. We both knew Elmo could totally freak her out, or she could be excited. We were so happy she was excited. Now, face painting she was not excited about. While the line was a pleasure to her the woman thinking of coming near her face was not. So, we immediately moved to hand painting being a better idea. Corinne was not on board for this idea either and after 35 seconds with the face painting lady we decided to skip it. Apparently, according to other parents in line, until kids our over three they are not into it. So, we said hi to Dora and Woody instead. We tasted and purchased some more good things and hit the road again to return home.
That is when I spotted the "Going Out Of Business" sign on the Movieland. We certainly needed to stop and see what treasures they were selling as they closed up shop. Since Kevin was in his own car I called him to let him know I needed to stop and would be home later. He was very interested in the new addition to our agenda and told me he would be right behind me. I did now know there were any businesses still operating that rented videos. It really did blow my mind. More mind blowing, they were selling each video for $3. I have seen a fair amount of videos at garage sales for 25 cents. They had thousands of videos and a couple hundred DVDs. Corinne spotted a "Lazytown" DVD and we picked that up for her. Other than that, no treasures were spotted. So, we hit the road again to head home.
You think this whole story is going somewhere, don't you? Sorry, it isn't.
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Fun Around The House
It is very difficult to get a good picture of the joy of spinning. I tried, but this is the best I can give you. Enjoy!
Corinne and I are excited about Spring, and pretty dresses.
Corinne has decided she likes Ni Hao Kailan. So, the whole family is learning Chinese.
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