My Mommy's A Teacher: I am addicted....

I have an addiction. I know it's there and try as I might, I can't control it and I almost always give in to it. Here's how it started:

When I was growing up, I remember my Mamaw (mom's mom) gathering her grandkids: my brother, sister, 2 cousins,and me. She would load us up in her gold Cadillac and we would head to Amarillo for the day. I remember several trips to the Circus, Ice Capades, and even the Nutcracker Ballet. This is where it all began. Even before we had children, Daddy Dearest and I made a trip to the Circus. He was not impressed! After Turkey Butt was born, I finally had a reason to give in to my addiction. It started very early. Turkey Butt and I (DD doesn't always want to join us!)have seen the Wiggles (twice), Sesame Street Live (three times), Nemo on Ice (three times), Monsters Inc. on Ice, the Circus (4 times), and Walking with the Dinosaurs (Very cool). I also have an addiction to concerts....in my married life, I have seen: Aerosmith (3 times), Everclear (3 times), Matchbox 20 (twice), Kenny Chesney (3 times), Dave Matthews, Nickelback, Daughtry, Cher, Motley Crue, Def Leppard, Tim McGraw, Neal McCoy, Martina McBride, Three Doors Down, Puddle of Mudd, Pat Green, Jerry Jeff Walker, Cooder Graw, Stoney LaRue, Cross Canandian Ragweed....I know there are more, just can't think of them right now.

So, Saturday morning rolls around and this is one of the rare weekends where we truly have NOTHING planned. Then it hits me, the Circus is in town! I approach DD with the idea (via googletalk) and he agrees. So, I manage to find some decent tickets for Sunday morning. I tell Daddy Dearest and here's how the rest of the conversation goes:

DD-"I knew you couldn't do it"

Me-"What do you mean?"

DD-"I knew that before it was all over, you would want to go the Circus"

Me-"I can't help it, it's a family memory we're creating"

DD-"I knew you couldn't do it"

Oh well, Sweet Pea had yet to go (last year TB and I went by ourselves), so there, DD! Yesterday morning, we loaded up and were outta here by 8:30 am. We arrived in time to join the All Access Preshow. We went down on the floor and watched the some of the performers give a sneak peak into what was to come. It was pretty fun! Next, we headed to the souvenir stand....TB knows he gets one thing...well now, he thinks Sweet Pea needs something, so we dropped $50 on Circus stuff that will be forgotten by tomorrow's end! Oh well, it's the experience, right??? We had a good time, SP was a little fussy (this production was interrupting nap time). Now, Turkey Butt wants to train his dog to ride a scooter so she can join the Circus. Good luck with that!