Hello everybody! We have been busy little bees around here lately! The sunshine and nice weather has finally seemed to return to our corner of the world and we have been trying to get out more.

Last Saturday was Independent Bookstore Day and I was so very excited about it. I mean what better reason to buy books and have it sound noble? We had two bookstores near us that I wanted to visit. The first, Another Look Books, I visited alone. It was early still and quiet, and I chose a few books for Wyatt’s library. I generally shop these days for Wyatt and check books out from the library for myself, but lately I have been splurging a bit more. I think I will do a book haul round up next week of all the books I have bought from various places. Anyway, after a very peaceful half an hour or so, I headed back home to pick Billy and Wyatt up, then we popped over to the other bookstore I wanted to visit, Brooks Books.

Brooks Books (see if you can find me in the photos..) sells a mix of used and new and vintage books, and for Independent Bookstore Day they were having a dessert truck (Covered in Frosting) out front, an author signing, a giveaway, and custom bookmarks. Wyatt loves to shop and especially to shop for books so I figured it would be fun for him to go too. And then we could all have a treat after! Win-win!

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Well, we got there right at opening and it was jam packed already! Like so packed it was hard to walk around! Wyatt and Billy looked around a bit inside with me, Wyatt chose a book (Old Wolf by Avi) and then he and Billy went outside to hang out where there was more room to move. I of course continued shopping – and especially when I spotted the shelf of vintage Nancy Drew books! I immediately texted a photo to Lisa from Boondock Ramblings, who collects them. Together we chose a few for her and then I got in the huge line to wait my turn. I didn’t mind though because I could continue to browse as I waited.

I finally escaped with my purchases and reunited with Billy and Wyatt. We got in line for our treats and to our dismay, they sold out of almost all of them before we made it to the counter! We were luckier than most though, as there were still some choices left, just not the lemon cupcake which we all wanted. I ended up getting a delicious creme brulee cupcake, Wyatt a cakesickle, and Billy a few macarons. Everything was so good, I could see why it was selling out! Readers must have be a hungry bunch though, because the truck ended up selling out twice during the day! After we left, the owner left to restock, returned, and sold out again! I have to hand it to her, the owner is a one woman operation, and she made some amazing food. Both bookstores posted the next day that they had both had record sales and attendance, so I was very happy for both of them!

Later that night we had family game night, and Miso decided to join is as well.

The next morning I was up and at ’em again! I was meeting up with my crew to go plant shopping which is our annual tradition. It was a very rainy morning with more rain in the forecast, so I dressed in my green raincoat and wellies just in case – which turned out to be a very smart move as the rain turned into a monsoon.

The blurry car photo is my sister-in-law in the car next to me. We were waiting for the weather to clear for a minute, but it never did.

When I got home I had to hurry and get ready for my mom’s birthday party! I whipped up some cupcakes with the help of Duncan Hines, cleaned really fast, and then before I knew it everyone was over. We had a blast. The kids were just playing away – the big kids and the little kids…

It was a very big weekend for us, but a very fun one! The rest of the week was full as well. Wyatt resumed his regular physical therapy after doing the robot legs Lokomat for months, and his therapist was very pleased with the gains he made from it!

It has been a very full, very busy, very good week.

I hope that you all are having a good week as well, and that today you do something that makes you happy!