A friendly suggestion: if you know anyone between the ages of 2 and maybe 6 and you happen to be in the bay area go to Fairyland (and take me with you). It is a throw back to the 50’s and not a thing has changed. While there we heard a woman, who was probably in the mid 50’s herself, say she want to Fariyland when she was a kid and it is almost exactly the same. Be sure to get there in time for the puppet show…think Mr. Rodgers’ puppets. This place was awesome.
Oh, and I made a new friend (Gepetto from Pinocchio):
Author: Ali Carras
At a very young age I lost site of my mom in a local grocery store in Boulder, Colorado. I did, however, have the smarts to go to the customer service counter. The kind woman at the counter asked "What is your name little girl?" My reply: "Assi." The woman gave me a look like, "Are you playing with me you little devil?" but she proceeded to blast on the loudspeaker the "We have a lost Assi at the front of the store." Customers throughout the store gagged and giggled, but my mom knew exactly who the woman was referring to: the mullet haired little girl with a tongue too big for her mouth, wearing a leotard, skirt, tights, and jelly shoes (with florescent green laces in them...even though they didn't need the laces). A shy little character for whom every little detail in life was a huge thing. I am pleased to report that today I am able to fully pronounce Allison (aka Ali), but the Assi pseudonym has always stuck, evolving into Aszi. As for the shy little character for whom every little detail in life was a huge thing? Some things never change.
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