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Tiny Pink Kitty goes grocery shopping at 8:00 a.m. |
I wanted to try to set the children's body clocks to local time as soon as possible, so when they woke at six, I fed them and had them at the grocery store by eight.
Both tired children understandably threw tantrums in the store. There was a time I would have cared a lot more about my three-year-old flopping on the dirty floor of the grocery store for the world to see, or having to carry out my one-year-old screaming and writhing over my shoulder, but having gone through this behavior with four children now has some benefits: this is real life!
I wanted to keep the children awake so I took them promptly to a playground. They perked up, except when swinging too long and I'd see them to start to glaze over with readiness for nap.
Unable to push their sweet, time-confused bodies any longer, I had them home, fed lunch, and asleep for nap by 11:00 a.m.
And that's when flowers arrived from my dear husband who remembered that today was the anniversary of our engagement, as well as my Confirmation and First Holy Communion!
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Davis has much unique--some might say strange--artwork |
Then I met up with my sister, her two daughters, and our dad at the famous Davis Farmers' Market! This is a truly wonderful farmers' market, a weekly event for which much of the community turns out. What fun!
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The three girl cousins, all with M-names |
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Grandpa meets Joseph and makes instant friends by throwing wood chips back and forth! |
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Four cousins on a spinning thing: nobody threw up, which is more than I can say for my husband back at home and his carsick girl. |
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Joseph and Margaret eating dinner al fresco with Grandpa |
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Yes, they both finished the entirety of their ice cream cones. |
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And Joseph even got to try soda pop-- but only because I wasn't looking! That's what grandparents are for. |
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Margaret got a lady bug balloon, but Joseph was terrified of the balloon lady with her clown makeup. You win some, you lose some. |
How sweet that Chris sent you flowers! It looks like you are having a great time reminiscing and carting the littles around your old stomping grounds. Sounds like a fabulous hometown.
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