Well, it's done. The garage sale is now over and it actually went really well. We sold over $350 worth of Hope's stuff. I have to confess that each time a pregnant woman came to look through the baby stuff I got a little twinge in my heart. And I have to confess that there were a couple of times that I actually shed tears when someone bought something that I loved seeing Hope in. One of those items was this really cute little pink and white gingham dress with little daisies on it. It was a premie size, so she wore it when she was first born. I loved that dress on her. So as it made its way into a bag and out of our driveway with its new owner, I turned to Mark and just cried. The other time I cried was when Mark said someone was going to buy the pack 'n play. She slept in that thing next to our bed for most of her life. We got it at a garage sale ourselves between the time I had the miscarriage and I got pregnant with Hope, so I didn't think I'd be that attached to it. Just another sign that our little girl isn't so little anymore. Oh...one more thing I got from the garage sale: and incredible sunburn on my shoulders. It hurts so bad!! I'm really great at slathering sunblock on Hope every time she goes outside. Not so much on myself and I should have. All I can say is that this better turn into a tan!! With my luck it'll just peel and then I'll still be as white as ever.
We went to Como Zoo in St. Paul yesterday. We love that zoo. It's not very big (although they keep adding on), but it's FREE!! Well, they ask for a donation, but there's no pressure to donate...but we do. The first thing Hope wanted to see was the lions. She LOVES lions!! She got to finally see the Daddy Lion when he was awake. That made her day.
More on the zoo later. I hear Hope crying for Mommy.
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Well written article.
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