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Day off!

I was supposed to be off yesterday & work today, but my director Ashley asked me if I would switch, so I did. That meant I got to go to the farmer's market this morning and hang out with Bryan & Ganon for the rest of the day! Again I'm in my backyard office with a pot of tea & my TV tray desk, but this time I am with both dogs & my boys!

Farmer's market was this morning. Second week, but it was massively crowded! I've never seen so many people at the market at once! They said last week, for opening market, they had 1,400 people. That's phenomenal for a town of this size (70k-ish). It's also an incredible change from the first season, when there were resellers (people had produce from California, for crying out loud). ASU made rules about what could be sold, ensuring everything was locally made or grown, and suddenly we had AMAZING vendors like Falls Farms, Blackwater Produce, Once Upon a Farm, Three Birds Baking, & Nine Oaks Farms! We got coconut balls, eggs, sausage, strawberries, and GOLDEN RAISIN BREAD OMG.

Best thing about this morning was Ganon. Last summer he was kinda "meh" about the farmer's market, which was disappointing to me because I love them so much. He didn't like people talking to him and spent the first 5 minutes hiding behind me, then the rest of the time asking me if we could leave. Today, though, he wanted to go with me. I was not optimistic, but I let him come with, and I'm so glad I did! He was entirely different from last year. Today he pulled me around by the hand from stall to stall. "Mama, let's find the strawberries!" "Mama, look at the puppies!" (The Humane Society had adoptable dogs out today). "MAMA. That guy has eggs. LIKE FROM REAL CHICKENS." "Peanut butter balls, Mama!" "Can we grow some cantaloupes, Mama? And what is a cantaloupe?" I'm pretty sure the "real chickens" statement was my favorite of all time. So he had a great time & it was totally fun, even if the peanut butter balls he got were mislabeled, and actually contained coconut balls!

I think the reason I love music festivals & farmers markets is that they feel similar. The moods at each feel very much alike. People are happy, outside, doing something they love. You very rarely see someone super cranky or in a bad mood, and everyone has the feel of a shared experience.

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Bryan & I don't usually do holidays, but we are finding as Ganon gets older, HE wants to. For example, I haven't really gotten anything from Bryan for Mother's Day since my very first one, and I don't mind that. Ganon, on the other hand, DOES want to get me things. I have gotten no less than 5 homemade Mother's Day cards & posters since yesterday.

Tonight for Mother's Day, I am getting an early supper on the porch at Panera, & then a trip to the mall. ACCEPTABLE.

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