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This Week With SmallChild
Jul 28th
I missed her little face over the weekend, what with my friend CJ constantly lamenting how she missed her kids while at #SDCC. So I went and stole her Monday afternoon. We decided to go see Despicable Me on Tuesday morning before I gave her back.
Cute story: We stopped for gas and drinks before the movie and Kira picked out a bottled juice drink. We were quietly standing in line to pay when she says, “Grammi, this is gonna make me kuh-razy!” She’s pointing at the bug-eyed creature on the label of her drink. “Kuh-raaaaaa-zy!” and a little butt wiggle.
I loved Despicable Me. Of course I laughed at inappropriate times, like when Gru pops some kid’s balloon and at the black smoke coming out of every one of his vehicles. I got a couple of dark looks from the other adults in the theater. I guess mine IS an evil laugh.
Then just as the movie climax was coming Kira decides she can’t wait (literally) seven frikking minutes to go to the bathroom, so I missed how they get the moon back into space.
I want a minion. Seriously.
After the movie (and some Cox business I’ll bitch about later) we wandered down to the splash pad and I let her get soaked in her clothes. I hadn’t thought that far ahead and brought a change or a towel. Oh well.
Fun day. Great kid.
Yes it was a happy birthday
Apr 30th
If you didn’t know (and how could you have missed it) yesterday was my 49th birthday. 
It was a back-and-forth day.
Took a shower with no conditioner because son had moved my shampoo/conditioner into the other bathroom to bath Kira the day before and didn’t put them back, and I didn’t bother to check before getting in the shower. Thankfully there was a mostly dead bottle of shampoo in the corner of the shower.
Met up with friends at Liberty Market for #evtm (east valley thursday morning) and got my breakfast for free because it was my birthday! And after a while Jana bought me a hot chocolate.
Went to get my hair colored and it cost me more than I really wanted to spend. Even though I just got my hair cut and thinned, I was charged extra for thickness and length. But it looks good and I didn’t have to do it myself.
Stopped to get a bottle of water. They had a 2 for $2 sale. Cashier charged me $3.64. I handed her $4 but mentioned SALE. She stared at me and said they were already discounted. I mentioned SALE sign and pointed it out to her. She mumbled something under her breath and rechecked the register and grudging admitted I was right, handing me back $3. I didn’t bother to correct her again.
Went to see Date Night using a free pass I’d earned through Moviewatchers.com. Loved it! I’m not much of a fan of the slapstick which Steve Carell (and Jim Carrey and Will Ferrell) tend towards, but this was just this side of that line and hilarious. Saw another preview for Knight and Day and I might like to see that. Not a fan of Tim Cruise either, but he’s pretty good when he gets a part with a sense of humor.
Then to the car wash and oil change. Again, paid more than I wanted but didn’t get upsold into anything more than I went for. Slid over to Gangplank to edit/post Evo @ 11 and got it almost done before I had to leave for dinner.
Met most of my family (and semi-adopted kids) at Joes Real BBQ for (mine was free!) dinner. People rave about this place and I wanted to try it, but other than the to-die-for ribs I didn’t find it all that amazing. Had fun though. Casey did in fact get me a camera for my birthday but it doesn’t work – the flash never flashed – so I’ll have to take it back. He felt bad but it wasn’t his fault. Casey’s luck just sucks.
Mother called to wish me happy birthday and managed to spoil my mood with complaints about stuff she decides to do.
Went to Max’s to play games and drink, but I can never manage to stay there long. Fucking cats. We always have fun but I always have to leave.
So… overall a day.
How to Tame Your Dragon
Apr 25th
But what the hell do you do about other people’s children?
Casey and I took Kira to her first real movie theater movie today. We decided How to Tame Your Dragon looked appropriate and Casey had free movie passes to Harkins so we headed up to AZ Mills. Along with every other human with children in the greater Tempe area apparently. The mall was packed.
We were standing in line and I moved around Casey in time to see the little girl ahead of us lean over and give Kira a mean bullying look. Poor Kira was confused and hurt. Casey and I looked at each other and he said the kid told Kira to shut up. Kira wasn’t even saying anything. What can you do? The parents were busy buying movie tickets and missed the exchange. I wanted to yank the little brat’s ponytail.
Anyway, we bought our tickets and wandered the mall for an hour. I don’t know who was worse, Kira asking for everything in sight or Casey buying stupid stuff every 10 feet. He’d blown 10 bucks before we hit the first corner. Carousels and squishy toys and cookies and icees.
Back in time for the movie and she seemed interested in the upcoming Shrek movie. After a little confusion (she thought we were seeing the Shrek movie) she settled down pretty quick.
I will say this, she didn’t act up. Pretty soon she was in my lap, then Daddy’s then a quick trip to the potty and then she crashed before the kid and dragon became friends. She missed the whole lesson of the movie and chatted about scary fire-breathing dragons attacking us all the way home.
I loved the movie, but we’ll have to rent it for her and skip the scary parts.
