Kids stuff

Princess Garden stuff from Aunty Genasee!

My dear sister Genasee got my girls some really cute Disney princess gardening things. They each got a hat, gloves, apron, bucket, flower pot, shovel and tool bag. They were on sale at Lowes where she works, and when she saw them she said that she just had to get them for the girls. They have really enjoyed playing with them in the sand box. Here is a picture of Anela modeling them and demonstrating how they work.

Bike

When we moved from the house to the apartment we got rid of a lot of stuff. We gave some away, some to DI, and threw some away. Afa (my husband who goes by our last name) gave/threw away a lot more than he should have. Including the kids bikes and art table which he gave to some guy we don't even know. I think that he thought that we wouldn't have room for them, so he got rid of them when I wasn't around to tell him otherwise. Anyway, I have been looking for replacement bikes at DI ever since. But it is hard to find bikes there in good condition, and the right size. Well last week I finally found a good one for $5. The only thing is, it is really tiny. But I figured it would be OK for Ariana and Gerry to share for now (I am still looking every week for bigger ones in good shape) and next year it will be perfect for Anela.

The back tire really needed some air, it held enough that I knew that it didn't need a new tube, but not enough for them to ride it. So I went to Chevron by my house were they have a free air pump. I tried to pump the tire, but the pump was broken, so I went across the street to 7eleven. Their air is 75 cents. I looked around, but I didn't have any quarters. So I went further down the street to another Chevron thinking that their air would be free too. Well theirs was $1.00. I went to the other 2 gas stations on the same intersection looking for free air, before remembering that I had a dollar in my wallet that I could go into the store and change for quarters. I got the quarters and payed the 75 cents that the last station charged and tried to pump up the tire. The stupid hose was shaped in a way that I couldn't fit it onto the tire!! So after fighting with it for 3 minutes the air turned off and we still had a flat! I was really mad about the wasted time and was ready to go home but decided to go to the Jiffy Lube across the street to see if they would do it. They weren't busy thank goodness, so I asked them. They were so nice. When I told them that I had gone to the gas station first one guy said "You didn't pay for air did you!? Air is free, you don't have to pay to breath it!" That is exactly how I felt. So he took the bike, filled up both tires, put a new cap on the back tire since it was missing the cap, and tightened up the training wheels. Then the other guy joked that I would need to bring it back for a tire rotation 'cus the back on was wearing unevenly, or else tell them to ease up on the breaks. They were so helpful and playful, and talking to the kids about their "cool bike", it really made me feel better. I had been in a bad mood after fighting with that air hose, it's good to meet good people who can make you feel better like that!

Ariana on the bike

Ariana and the downstairs neighbor Epeli