On Saturday Roger and I took care of niece Kelly’s 5 month old baby girl, Emily … it was so much fun! She is such a good baby … and she always woke up with a huge smile on her face.
Now it’s been a very long time since I cared for a 5 month old … I wondered if I would still have the touch … I’m happy to report things went very well …. of course Kelly’s schedule helped enormously … hmm …. I never thought about a schedule when my girls were babies …
Yesterday I tagged along with Roger and his “Little” Omar (that’s Big Brothers/Big Sisters lingo) … we went to the Demo Derby that was postponed from last Sunday due to all the rains.
It was fun … but I never realized how many women there are who have tattoos … and not just one … and they aren’t small and they aren’t in inconspicuous places either … who knew a huge spider web on the back of your neck is cool?? Oh well … to each their own.
The Demo Derby was an event that we always attended as a family when the girls were young … it was a great way to end our week of fair activities. We were huge fair goers and the Derby was the final harrah for us.
I reminisced in my mind about those days as I watched yesterday. But … it just wasn’t as much fun as I remembered it being.
Vendors were everywhere selling refreshments … the last event was just about over when a girl walked through selling beer …. and she looked exactly like Liz! It literally took my breath away. I watched her until I couldn’t see her anymore and then a few minutes later she was back again walking through the stands. I continued to follow her every move … even her mannerisms and her clothing said LIZ …
You might think this would be upsetting for me … but it really wasn’t … for me it was just another confirmation of our continued connection … it was her way of telling me she was there and remembering too … and it just doesn’t get any better than that …. thanks Liz.
On Thursday Roger and the rest of the men in my family head to Canada for their annual fishing expedition … as for Anna and I? We are going on an expedition of our own … to Sin City … Las Vegas … should be interesting and fun!
I wonder what I’ll see there … more tattoos … in wierd places??
Look out Vegas! Here we come!
Kim
LOVE LIVES ON 
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