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The Sunday Salon: The Farmer’s Market, The Pet Fair and Stuff

Farmer's Market

Happy Sunday! I rolled out of bed this morning and hit the local Farmer’s Market. It’s been years since I’ve gone. One could easily get carried away there but I was good and only picked up a few things. Granted, some things were eaten while there so this photo is missing a few items and I gobbled up the hot tamale that I picked up there too and of course I forgot to include the fresh eggs. Nothing like a fresh tamale for breakfast. Jack cheese, peppers and white corn…yum!

After that, we hit the pet fair but The Girl had a horrible stomach ache so we had to turn back. We managed to see a few cute animals but couldn’t really check any of them out with her writhing on the floor. I think we are getting close to getting another pet. Maybe within the next year.

Sunday Salon

Right now we are cleaning up the house. It’s not the funnest thing to do but after a week off, it has to be done. If I get it done quickly then I can do some reading later. I am reading The Reapers are the Angels and it’s totally bizarre. It’s perfect that I am reading it before Halloween because let me tell you, it will creep you out. I am about halfway done with it and there were parts where I just opened my eyes wide and thought…oh no…he IS going to go there. Think of a world where Zombies are called “Meatskins” and Slugs. Ick.

Later on, we are supposed to have dinner with friends. The Girl seems to be bopping around just fine now so perhaps it was just too much “goodness” at the market that did it.

I was out and about all weekend so I missed the read-a-thon entirely. Hope you are all getting some much-needed rest.

The Girl is 7! Happy Birthday!

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The Girl at her 1-year Bday Party

In one sense the time has flown by, but in another… I can still remember the sleepless nights, the feedings that took place every 30 min (seriously), and the countless fevers and injuries. The Boy was a breeze but The Girl was quite different right from the start. She demanded my attention and I gave it to her with all my heart. It was a rough few years but she knew from day one that she had me wrapped around her little finger.

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The Girl at 7

As you can see, she hasn’t lost her sweet tooth but she’s managed to lose every other tooth. She is missing 4 in this photo alone. I’m not sure where that shadow came from. There was no shadow when I took the pic and even the flash would not have caused it since there was nothing obstructing its range. I like to think her great grandparents were there too. Here, we were enjoying dinner at The Outback in Palm Desert,  which is where she gets her juicy, juicy steak. She loves a juicy steak.

Today, since I am still off from work, we are going to bake cupcakes and cook her favorite dinner, homemade chicken soup. Later we are getting mani-peds and seeing a movie. The Boy is in school this week so it’s girl time all the way. After dinner, we plan to cram into her window seat to catch-up on our reading. Her window seat is perfect for her little girl behind but it’s take a bit of work for both of us to get in there. It will be cozy for sure.

Hope you all have a great day!