Seeing Authors! A Day with Hazel, and the Lego Event!

                                      

This year Waukesha Reads gave away Diane Wilson's "The Seed Keeper" and have several different events related to the book.  I attended a few of them. I wanted to go to the tea, but got the time wrong and had to cancel last minute.  I did go to a book discussion at the library which was really good.  I also went to the civic center and listed to the author speak and read.  She was really interesting.  I got my book signed and she commented on all my tabs.  So glad I read this one!
       

Then the other night I went to the library to see another author!  It has been YEARS since I have been able to do things like this.  So nice to have a tiny bit more energy so I can get out once in awhile.

                                                  

The author, Nico Lang, was very entertaining.  They were funny!  The book slaps as they say!  Super glad I went though I had limited energy that night and have been having migraines more than usual again.

The kids just got back from Disney World and we sure missed them!

This past Friday we had only Hazel since they were potty training Inide (how is she that old?).   So Kathy/Bumpa took off work and we planned a day of fun activities to do with just Hazel.  She really wanted to sew, so we started by making Mrs. Stuffy Wuffy (as she calls it).  I had already cut it out and whipped one up for Indie too.  Hazel carried this everywhere all day and evening.  She sewed the eyes and nose on, stuffed it, and helped stitch the leg closed too.

                                                    

We also made doll skirts for them from a simple pattern (library books) and made her a skirt to match.  All have butterflies on them.

Bumpa helped her make a birdhouse kit from Lowe's (I found at Goodwill).  She was super happy with everything she made.  

We then took her to the lego event at Barnes and Noble.  This was just about out of my ability to participate.  I should have brought my walker in.  We had no idea we would have to stand in line to get the lego kits and that we would have to stand at the tables to create it.  Hazel wanted to do it there.  Next time walker or we do it at home!

                                            

Even Hazel got tired of standing and went to sit on the windowsill next to us.  If only my butt could have fit there!  I hope she remembers this day when we are long gone.  She is not the easiest kid to get pictures of so by the time we were done at the event she did not want to take anymore (I had been taking pictures all day!).  She did say she had a good time though!