We were lucky to have my mom here for a week over her birthday! It featured all of the classic events: watching Elliot, eating Mexican food, trying to convince Mom that Tucson is not a boring wasteland, more admiring Elliot, and watching lots of shows.
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| She came bearing a Disney matching game to prep for our Disneyworld trip this summer. He loves it |
The actual Birthday Day consisted of lunch at Manuels, followed by the show "Two Amigos" at the Gaslight Theater. We had a blast at the show and were suffering from facial smiling exhaustion for much of it.
It was the first time we had left Elliot with a babysitter (other than having him play with friends). Mom was more worried about it than we were! Elliot did great with Mia and told her that "Mommy and Daddy Work," which is of course the place where we go when we are not with him.
The next day, we went to a showing of Rusalka Live from the Met. It was a live broadcast from the opera house to movie theaters all over the place. I don't know if I am converted to being an avid opera fan, but I enjoyed the story. It was based on the original Grimm's Fairy Tales version of Little Mermaid. The one with the very unhappy ending.
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| The sets and costumes were amazing |
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| The "touch me" table full of old objects found at the Presidio |
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| The 1800's schoolhouse |
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| Elliot became very attached to the dunce cap and did not want to share with Mimi |
We had a few other undocumented adventures. We tapped her decorating knowledge to find replacements for our sadly deteriorating couches. We hopped around quite a bit to find a decent deal on one that meets our red color needs. We got fabric this time around, which should last longer than the blended leather of the dying couches. We also got mom set up with Thumbtack, which is a site that will hopefully allow her to find more clients for her interior design business. And of course, we had many movie nights.
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