Longmont Farmer's Market

I had my second garage sale ever this morning.  I joined in my neighbor's sale, and sold $5 worth of assorted books, toys and clothes.  My neighbor gave me some great stuff for Spencer, and I gave her a breadmaker.  Not a bad morning.

I also took Spencer with me to the Longmont Farmer's Market.  Spence loves going to the market.  There are interesting free samples at lots of the booths.  People often bring their dogs (even though there is a sign asking you not to do this).  There is a booth of musicians who will play requests (like "you are my sunshine"), and he enjoys dropping a tip into their guitar case.  Best of all is Gina Patterson of Face to Face Body and Face Painting, an amazing woman who can paint his face to look like any animal, and will make balloon animals to boot.  She operates on a donation policy - whatever you would like to put in her tip jar is ok.  Last time, Spencer was made into a little lion, and today, he was a puppy.  Really cute.   

I got to go to the grocery store without my son this afternoon, which was a treat for me.  After I got home, we all headed out to Five Guys for dinner.  I like Five Guys because the fries actually taste like potato, and the burgers seem very similar to the ones you might grill in the back yard.  They aren't grilled burgers, but they have the grocery store-style bun, the iceberg leaves (not shredded), tomato slices, pickle chips, etc. that you'd expect from a cookout.  That's a nice thing when you are too tired to grill at home.  They have free peanuts to shell and snack on while you wait for your food, and all the toppings are free - no extra charge for grilled mushrooms or extra tomatoes.  The regular-sized burger has two patties, so if you want a smaller option, get the little burger.  The only downside tonight was that the music was cranked so loud that I couldn't hear my husband or son talking at the table.  I asked someone to turn it down, and he shouted into the kitchen for someone to adjust the volume.  He seemed perfectly pleasant about it, but I think the guy in the back room actually turned it up instead of down.