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Thursday night my friend Taryn organized a girls night out for going on the art gallery tour that happens twice a year. I’ve been once or twice but not since the new Lowe Mill and Flying Monkey Arts center opened up. So we hit a few of the art galleries and the only highlights from those were Zara Edwards new pieces and a Gigi’s cupcake. Our last stop was the Flying Monkey Arts center. This is in a rough neighborhood that is slowly getting revitalized now that the homeless shelter has moved. Inside, the second floor has rough artist space where it’s divided with chain length fence or homemade constructed walls, and some of the art is what I’d consider ok, while other stuff would fit in better on the walls of my kid’s daycare. The third floor was all new to me. It was gorgeous and felt like a real gallery. Artists had their own room/mini gallery each with a large window to see inside.
When we got there I saw my favorite Art History professor and talked to him briefly. Then I probably ran into another 10 people I knew mostly from the art department. And I ran into a friend from highschool Kristy Jane that is an art instructor and has studio space there. I also found out that one of my art professors passed away this year, so in January when the UAH art department moves over to Wilson Hall, they will have an exhibit dedicated to Mark Marchlinski (sp?). I look forward to checking that out.
On the baby front, Allison had a stomach bug this week so both Jeff and I missed some work staying home with her. She threw up once on Jeff and once at daycare and had some bad diapers, but overall she was still her happy self. So no complaints from us. (That could change if I get it. Jeff was sick some last night but I think he’s coming around this morning.) I am running out of things to entertain a baby all day. I actually turned on cartoons this morning. Bob the builder was using solar panels! I’m excited how the next generation will be learning all this green stuff. Allison wasn’t that interested in the TV though. I’m glad, but also worried since I want her to like it enough to distract/entertain her while traveling.
She’s really good at peak-a-boo now. She’ll grab burp cloths or her shirt or whatever and put it over her face for a few seconds and drop it and expect you to give her a shrilly voice and smile :) She’s still not officially crawling but she’s pulled forward with her ams some. And she’ll go from her tummy to sitting up pretty good now. Except today where she must have had some momentum going and kept going backwards hitting her head on the toybox. Oops.
When we got there I saw my favorite Art History professor and talked to him briefly. Then I probably ran into another 10 people I knew mostly from the art department. And I ran into a friend from highschool Kristy Jane that is an art instructor and has studio space there. I also found out that one of my art professors passed away this year, so in January when the UAH art department moves over to Wilson Hall, they will have an exhibit dedicated to Mark Marchlinski (sp?). I look forward to checking that out.
On the baby front, Allison had a stomach bug this week so both Jeff and I missed some work staying home with her. She threw up once on Jeff and once at daycare and had some bad diapers, but overall she was still her happy self. So no complaints from us. (That could change if I get it. Jeff was sick some last night but I think he’s coming around this morning.) I am running out of things to entertain a baby all day. I actually turned on cartoons this morning. Bob the builder was using solar panels! I’m excited how the next generation will be learning all this green stuff. Allison wasn’t that interested in the TV though. I’m glad, but also worried since I want her to like it enough to distract/entertain her while traveling.
She’s really good at peak-a-boo now. She’ll grab burp cloths or her shirt or whatever and put it over her face for a few seconds and drop it and expect you to give her a shrilly voice and smile :) She’s still not officially crawling but she’s pulled forward with her ams some. And she’ll go from her tummy to sitting up pretty good now. Except today where she must have had some momentum going and kept going backwards hitting her head on the toybox. Oops.
