Now how does a good grandma shine through that? Give up. Get this it wasn't just the magical effect the mermaids have on all young girls and us older ones still, it must have traveled to Boise because they actually were having swimming classes for mermaids w/the whole costume! So she was already enthralled before seeing the real deal so I was fixed before I knew it and needed the rest of it too! This year she was 16, mom & dad got her a car. We found fab glittered mermaid's tails in every color and for measly $100, had to buy it for her for xmas. Unfortunately when I was young, they didn't merchandise their mermaid products at Weeki Wachee like they did when Sydney visited. Three stories, I know it had been there before me and I came here in 1959! Gone now but you get the idea of Florida kitsch. Pete that sold everything from lettuce to chocolate covered ants and alligators. My new granddaughter, well she was 10 then and she lives in Boise so it's few times a year or if that every other year, $$$ fare from Boise to Tampa area! Anyway she was in awe of the mermaids and wanted to be one, of course, so did I when her age seeing the first ones City (first real type mall in St. Anyway when my daughter had children we had to take them there. She just thought they were so cute that I had to take them to let all the other mermaids see them! You know how the mermaids get down to their dressing areas? On a very narrow round ladder that looks like the type that go round and round for firefighters! Barely got strollers down there Plus had to keep twins in stroller while manipulating down loop ladder! It was worth it when we heard all the uhs and ahs coming from makeup area before even getting on floor! Getting out was harder though. Suddenly one of the mermaids taking a break saw me and twins, uh oh. One time after having my twin boys, I took them for a stroll along the path while their dad was across the way doing business. I'm 3rd gen Floridian, use to go to the springs as a kid and was mesmerized by the mermaids. Yeah, easy when young but when the cute little girl becomes the pretty young teenager you got problems if you think you are going to choose anything she'll wear or use! I remember when we went to Weeki Wachee to see the springs and mermaid show.

Well I knew it would happen sooner or later.

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