June 2, 2007 - Saturday Market

Today marked our first trip to the Saturday Market! And, of course, Mommy, the big dummy, forgot the stroller!

Okay, so here's how our day has shaped up so far. Brianna woke up at about 10am, at teh same time her feeding pump alarm started going off, my cell phone bleeped at me to tell me I had a text message, and I started hearing doors slamming next door through my open bedroom window. Eh, no big deal. Brianna had a very poopy diaper, but she had a great big grin on her face, so she KNEW what Mommy thought of that.

We sat around and relaxed for about an hour, then I took my shower, got us both dressed and all that, and went for a drive. One of Mary's friends, who helped organize a Military Moms' group here in Salem, which is throwing an All-Military Ball soon, was having a yard sale to raise funds for the packages the group sends out. This is a woman who is absolutely in LOVE with Brianna! The first time she laid eyes on Brianna, she wanted to babysit her! I thought she was joking at first, but she's serious! She's anxious to get to babysit! So, anyway, I showed up to the yard sale, which was pretty slow by this time (it was about 1pm, and really hot outside). So Cynthia kept telling me to load anything I wanted into the back of my car. She told me she'd rather give it to me than have it go to Goodwill after the sale ends tomorrow. So, I got a cute storage basket, a lamp set, a small trash can for my desk, two stuffed dolls for Brianna, and two matching Carry on suitcases. Cynthia held Brianna while I perused the sales items.

After loading up the car with all these treats, I thought about dropping them off at home first. But it was already 1:30, and the Saturday Market closed at 3, so I wanted to get there first. Got there, didn't even think about needing a stroller until we were parking. So, I ended up packing Brianna around, squirming, arching, head butting and causing mischief the entire hour. But we got to see lots of stuff. I really wanted to buy some plants, but I knew I couldn't carry a hanging basket and Brianna at the same time. So I settled for two small bouquets of mixed flowers...tiger lilies, greenerie and some wildflowers. Beautiful flowers. Made my day.

So now, we're home, after I stopped at Carl's Junior's for a burger (Darned radio ads for the new Teriyaki burger did me in). I'm trying to get hold of Damien, so that he can take Brianna for the night tonight. I have a few errands yet to run, and then I'd like to go to church this evening.

Anyway, before I forget, I ran into one of my former Lit. professors and his wife, who works in the registrar's office, while we were there. Stood and chatted with them for a few minutes. Bonnie was really sweet, and remembered me talking about Brianna when I came in a couple weeks ago to request a copy of my transcripts. She asked some questions about Brianna and the prognoses for her walking or talking. It was nice to get to chat. Dr. Hills is one of the professors I most admired and enjoyed learning from at the school.