#2222 Saturday with Sandy

I have good news! The quaking aspen is NOT dead! When I was leaving home this morning I looked at it and thought I saw leaves, so I went to examine it more closely just now and I was right, there are new leaves! YAY!

My Saturdays are mostly always the same. Broad outline: I go to WW, I go to the Garden, I come home for some food, and I go back to the Garden.

Here are some details about today:

 At WW, my weight was down, which is great. I did a good job of focusing on making good food choices and not overeating, so I was happy with the result.

At the Garden this afternoon, the sky was overcast and there were occasional raindrops. There was a nice, cool breeze so the temperature was pleasant. We did not have a lot of visitors the first hour I was there, but it picked up in the second hour. I didn't really chat with anyone except the tram driver today, during that first hour when we were just hanging out.

There was a family that came in and had a picnic at one of the Courtyard tables. The mom left with a tiny baby to change it's diaper, then the dad left too, leaving Grandma and Grandpa with a four year old girl. The little girl sort of lost her mind when her dad left and started crying and yelling "Daddy! Daddy!"  The grandma was having a hell of a time holding on to the writhing, screaming, crying, teary-faced child. The child did escape the grandma and made a run for the visitor's center. Grandma didn't think the kid would be able to open the door, but that little girl had a strong need for her dad and pulled the heavy door right open, causing the grandma to sprint across the Courtyard. Grandpa was just hanging out in the shade.

Grandma caught the child and brought her back to the picnic table where crying continued for the next 20 minutes or so until she either tired herself out or the grandpa's monotone voice soothed her. The dad came back five or ten minutes later and all was well. I never saw the mom and the tiny baby again, though.

After Garden time, I went to the library where I picked up a new book, then I got some food for T and I from Chick-Fil-A. Don't judge me; they know how to cook some chicken.

I've got just over an hour before I need to head back up to the Garden for a wedding this evening. The bad news is that the local weatherman says there will be thunder and lightning over the Wasatch this evening. Seems like I better take a raincoat.

For some reason I've been having a powerful desire to go to Costco. I think I'm going to do that tomorrow morning.

Have a great rest of the weekend!


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