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Fun at the Fringe!!!

We spent several hours at the Fringe today - such a great festival!  

We had soooo much fun - saw some amazing acts, laughed a LOT!  Sam and Abby even performed in two shows - and one of the acts gave them $5. each for taking part!!!  :)

The kids loved it, and we only left because we had to head back to town to pick Laurence up from work.  We headed home where I barbecued again for supper - then I soaked in the tub before reading with Sam and then catching up online :)

Fuss Cupcakes

After the mall, we headed over to a very busy and Summery Whyte Ave.  The Fringe Festival is on at the moment and had attracted a huge crowd because of the great weather!  We were lucky and found a perfect parking spot though :) 

First stop was Fuss Cupcakes.  Their coffee is the best ever - soooo yummy!  We each chose our cakes - I had the cupcake of the month, which was a 'Strawberry Lemonade'  Lemon cake with strawberry frosting and lemony sprinkles :)  It was divine as always!!

Abigail chose a 'Scarlet O'Hara' which is a red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting:

Sam had a chocolate bliss and demanded a picture with it.  Susannah had her usual chocolate one.  I think there is something really special about going to a cupcake shop to eat cupcakes - it just always feels like a real treat/ occasion :)  

Saturday in the sunshine :)

Another amazing Summer day here in Edmonton.  32c but with a lovely breeze to take the edge off of the heat :)  Susannah had her last shift at the library today!  She was given a GC for the movie theatre as well as an amazing reference from them :)  So proud!

While Susie was at work, I took Abigail and Samuel to the playground and park.  Sam took his scooter and had fun riding around on it :)  They both found friends to play with too :)  

I sat by the lake again on my usual bench - enjoying the dappled shade from the trees, and sights and sounds of the water :)

It really was a lovely way to spend a Saturday afternoon :)

After Susannah finished work, we ran to the mall to buy a back pack for school for Susannah.  She found one in the first store we went to, so that was nice and easy :) 

We ran in to our friends J, S and K...so nice to see them!  J and S are off to Florida this week for the Star Wars convention....so excited for them!!!  can't wait to hear and see pictures of their Mother-Daughter trip :)  

Tag time :)

What's your current obsession?

IG, making the most of Summer, camping/ road trips and a certain male IGer :)

What are you wearing today?

Today I wore shorts and a t-shirt, and an anklet.

What's for dinner?

I barbecued chicken kebobs, burgers and Moroccan potatoes with asparagus.

What's the last thing you bought?

Ingredients for supper, two pairs of jeans for Sam, toiletries for Susie to take to camp.

What are you listening to right now

water dripping in the empty shower.

If you could go anywhere in the world for the next hour, where would you go?

A campsite somewhere, where I could listen to all the crackling campfires around me.  

Which language do you want to learn?

Spanish.  Meerkat I need your help!!

What do you love most about where you currently live?

Peace and quiet.  Dark, starry skies.

What were you doing 10 years ago?

Waiting to move to Canada.  

If you had $100 now, what would you spend it on?

Brave Girls Club 'Art School' class.

What are you going to do after this?

Sleep

What are your favorite films?

Too many to mention.

What inspires you?

Brave Girls Club, Rebel Thriver, positive people.

What was the most enjoyable thing you did today?

Catching up with friends at the park, reading with Sam tonight.  Ice creams at Katies Crossing, barbecuing supper with the kids.

What is on the top of your to-do list?

drink my tea before it goes cold!

What's your favorite time of day and why?

Early mornings when I don't have to rush - and late evenings when I can chill :)

Sooooooooo.....

...I have this HUGE crush on a fellow Instagrammer...lol!!  

Turns out he's a friend of a friend.....

Small world...um..er.....city ;)  

Our Friday!!!

Our day started off with a homeschool park day at Castledowns Splashpark!  It was fun to see everyone and get caught up after everyones busy Summer!!  I got to give Trish the gift I found for her in Wayne. A flamingo tape dispenser!! :)  

I missed this magical moment but luckily it was caught on camera!!  Lorraine and Alora on the little spinny thing at the playground:  Crazy peeps ;p 

Abigail and sam wanted ice cream after the park day - but there was a long line up at the ice cream truck because of daycares, so I suggested we drive out to Katies Crossing instead!  It always makes having ice cream much more of a treat!  We got there just as a train was going over the bridge!  Perfect timing :)  We were the only people there the whole time!!

After Katies Crossing we headed in to town to the library.  The children played the Summer reading game again and FINISHED!!!  Yay!  With one day left!!!  So exciting!  They got to pick a brand new book each and also write their names on picnic baskets to stick on the 'wall of winners' :)

They also got to finally look into the picnic basket on the game board and see who was hiding there!  Can you see who it is???  :)

While we were at the library we popped into the Agora (big community room) to look through the library book sale.  Sooooo many bargains - I had to get the children to put some back because they were getting carried away and if we are moving house we need to DOWNSIZE lol!!

We all got some books though and soooo cheap - and I find it very hard to say no to them where books are concerned!!  

We ran in to Walmart for some groceries (love having two Supercentres in SP now) and then headed home to make supper.  We decided it was such a gorgeous day that we would barbecue and have supper out on the deck.  We had chicken souvlaki kebobs and burgers, with potatoes and asparagus (done in a moroccan seasoning).  Yum!!

The chicken was a BIG hit!!!

As were the vegetables:

Washed mine down with a yummy cold beer:

I spent the evening soaking in the bath.  Then watching a spelling dvd with Sam and reading him his new books.  

All in all another fabulous Summer day :)  

Thursday evening

Last night, Abby and Sam were with their dad, so Susannah and I headed to Whyte Ave to look for a bag for school.  We had supper at Naanolicious and wandered around the Fringe Festival:

I am going to see a couple of the plays next week :)

I will probably take the kids to the Fringe to watch some of the street performances tomorrow though :) 

When we got home, Sam watched one of the reading and spelling dvd's I had borrowed from the library for him.  It obviously interested him, because he then got his journal out and started writing a story!!  His spelling is improving sooooo much :)  

Thursday....

Yesterday was a fairly easy day for us - we headed in to town to the Registry office - Laurence made the appointment for his driving test.  We then dropped him off for work.  

We headed to the park for a couple of hours to enjoy the gorgeous weather!  I sat down by the water and enjoyed the quiet - and had a little duck come and keep me company :)  

I did some writing by the water too:

Then we headed to the library so the children could play the Summer reading game - it ends on Saturday, and we really wanted to finish the game and get the prizes!!  :)

They get to pick a shaker to use as their 'counter' and then throw the dice to move along.  Then depending on the square they land on, they either wait for their next turn on a  new day OR they get to pick a prize from the treasure box!!

They didn't finish the game yesterday - Abigail was ONE square away!!!