I have invited three people - whose opinions matter most to me - to be authors on my blog. In no particular order they are - my friend April - we have daughters who are three days apart and spent their Kindergarten year together at school. And since their birthdays are so close, April graciously purchased everything that was needed to have an awesome birthday party at school. Granted, this was last year, so why am I blogging about it now? Because April and her family are in Avondale and no longer at the same school and I miss them terribly.
Second is my daughter-in-law Becki who has let me in on her blog about being pregnant with her first baby (a girl whom she & her husband have aptly named Basil Isabella). I love Becki, not only because she loves my son unconditionally, but because she is so willing to share her thoughts, upsets and daily musings about what is currently going on in her young life. Thank you Becki for accepting me for who I am and not wanting to change me.
Finally last, but certainly not least, my stepdaughter Carrie - who blogs about her daughter Lilliana Mae. I have not officially met her yet, Carrie, that is, but we talk like we have been friends forever. She too has allowed me to visit her blog and see inside a day in the life of - which means the world to me. To finally be accepted by my stepchildren has gone far in my getting back to a normal mother, stepmother and beloved wife - makes me feel better.
Someday I may blog about my previous life or not. I tend to want to stay in the present and not look back at my horrific past.
Ok, so on to more current events. Carli and I went to the ASU Museum on Friday as planned, walked around and checked things out. Unfortunately, I was not able to take my camera and take pictures of anything. Sad because there was so much to see and do - but I am only able to talk about it and somehow it doesn't seem to be as much fun if you can't share what was seen.
So...Carli put on a puppet show for me, yes a puppet show! At the museum! It was awesome. There are about 20 puppets to choose from and she picked a boy and a girl - had them have a conversation and then lock lips. It was so cute - but I wonder where she got the idea from? Ha.
We walked around a little more and then went back downstairs to the gift shop to check things out there. There were so many pretty things and lots of jewelry and toys and you name it, it was there. I found a really pretty bezel set silver Peridot ring - I ended up buying it (woo hoo) and I bought a brown tarantula spider for Carli (she loves bugs).
After the museum we walked across the street and had lunch at Subway. We split a sandwich and shared a bottle of water. It was so much fun hanging out with my 6 year old - she was so well behaved. Lots of people complimented her on her good behavior and I think some of them were surprised. When we finished lunch we took a walk down Mill Aveune to see what was going on. We popped in to a couple of the shops so Carli could try on some shoes (high heels to be precise). She loves trying on shoes, don't ask me why.
Then we walked around some more and came to a little mom & pop book store called Old Town Books. We love going in there to look at all of the books they have on the shelves and laying down in boxes on the floor. I asked the owners if they had any sociology books and Carli asked if there were any Dinosaur books. She found one out front on the 'sale' table. Granted it is old (from 1959 - but it says its a 1968 edition) on sale for $4.95 - now normally I would not pay that much for a book so old, but Carli is so into dinosaurs and I figured it couldn't hurt a bit to buy it for her.
Needless to say I didn't find any books I wanted (or could possibly afford) and besides it's more important that Carli have good books to read to continue her love of reading. Funny thing about the book, her dad had the same book when he was little, how cool is that?!
When we left the book shop we headed down the street and walked around a little bit more and Carli saw another mom & pop shop - Ice Cream, that is...called Cookiez. This place is so cool, little and cramped especially if more than one or two people are inside. This is such a cute little place and the ice cream costs a lot less than the ice cream store next door. I can get Carli a scoop of ice cream for $1.00! and one for me too - can you believe it? And the place next door charges $1.79 minimum for a scoop of ice cream!
Anyway, I have probably gone on long enough. NASCAR is on and I must pay attention or my favorite driver Kasey Kahne (#9) will not win - and he's currently in 4th place - yeehaw!
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