Making a memory.....one at a time

Today was one of those "make a memory" days. It wasn't that anything special happened, it wasn't that anything was out of the ordinary. It was just a day that started at about 6am and at 6pm, is now just starting to wind down. Sara, Cash and I had a day out together. We headed over to his eye doctor appointment in Brunswick at 10am, and after being told that everything was aok, his lazy eye has corrected itself, we walked over to Maine Street with a light drizzle of rain, and went to my new favorite store, Morning Glory Natural Foods. Housed in an old gorgeous storefront, wooden floors, curved wood banister leading you to the clothing area upstairs ~ Now this store has everything, and I mean everything. Organic wines, foods of every kind, all the homeopathic oils and potions that Charma has to go to Reno for, books of every variety, organic cotton clothing, and on and on and on. I know that we are getting a new Whole Foods in Reno, but I would take this store over it every day of the week. This place has CHARACTER! It took us almost an hour just to wander through the aisles, Cash tucked into his stroller enjoying all the interaction with all the other happy shoppers. We gathered all our choices and paid for them, and after taking a few pictures in the wine department ~great ideas~ we headed out the door. Back out into the now light snow, we headed on down the cobblestones to a shop that Robert and I had visited at Christmas time. Those of you in my generation will relate to this, but some of you might not remember a true "five & dime" store. Aisle after aisle of treasures, including new clothes...nice ones!... we decided to head downstairs to see what was down there, and the only way to get the stroller down was in an elevator.......where was the elevator???? old wooden stairs down the center of the building, we look and there is the elevator, a BOX of clear Plexiglas, with a small door.......and a "lift" lever. We settled the two of them in, and I headed down the stairs, camera in hand of course.........when we hit the bottom floor our eyes lighted on a toy that Robert had been looking for at all the toy stores in town to no avail......a Fisher Price Popcorn Popper walking toy for Cash, new material for Sara to make cloth bags to take her groceries home in, adorable new kitchen curtains with daises the same color yellow as her old aluminum table, and socks...socks...socks.....BassTahoe style for .99 each! They headed back up the elevator, I on the stairs, and off we went to lunch. Deli Style at the The Big Top, we enjoyed great sandwiches with Cash in the high chair, my how that turns "eating out" back to a pleasurable event with a little one.....there was a little girl, about 13 months I think her Mom said, right next to us, and she and Cash talked and talked together all through lunch. We finished up and headed over to the base to take Travis a sandwich, he was working through lunch to try and get off early to head back home to see Bob to work on their journey across the country planned for this spring, and then we set the car for Freeport and LLBean world. A light snow still falling, we journeyed down the back roads marveling at all the huge old houses, wrapped in white, the true New England experience spread out in front of us in all it's glory. We got to Freeport and hit the Flying Pig Bread Company for some chocolate bread for Travis and Robert's breakfast, then we walked the streets , had a coffee, bought me some great new, stylish I am told by Sara, clothes. We maneuver ourselves through the stores with Cash on Sara's back. Boy, they didn't make backpacks like this for us......his pack even has a rain guard! dry and comfy, he enjoyed the afternoon cruise.

On the way back home we took the scenic route. Cash napping so well in the back that we wanted him to get his full nap out of the way. We stopped in Lewiston on the way home so I could wander through a cathedral that had caught my eye, then on back to the house to gather with the boys. We have cheesecake in the oven, 1950's style because the previous tenants had left an old Betty Crocker cookbook in the cupboard and we decided to try it, taco's for dinner, and oh yeah, gin & tonic on the table beside me. Cash has had his bath and is tucked into his jammies ready for bed, Travis and Robert in the kitchen making dinner.........yeah..............we're "making a memory"

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