Monday
Jun202005
Big Day At The Zoo - Miss Universe!
Monday, June 20, 2005 at 11:00PM
Busy morning catching up from the weekend--Father's Day! We had a great time yesterday, in honor of Daddy. Zach even called from Camp Joan, now in Florida for the week. He's doing great, having a fantastic time--and he sounds about three years older in voice and attitude. I've already mentioned I miss him, right?
So this morning, caught up on some work and house stuff, ran some errands, took the kids through the grocery store--which does not get any easier with experience, I'm finding. Even on a light run, they make me crazy by the time we get to the check out...
We had bagels w/cream cheese for lunch, supplemented with fruit from our grocery store run--no french fries! And then we went to the Zoo, which was Tiger's suggestion for today: perfect!
We spent most of the afternoon at the Zoo at the rock climb. Tiger climbed up and rang the bell at least two dozen times--the guys at the rock climb know him well. We did manage to get him off the wall for a little while to walk around and visit some of the animals. I lured him away with the promise of a Ben & Jerry's ice cream cone (B & J stand in the Zoo), which we did enjoy, but the whole time..."Can we go back to the rock climb now? Now, Mom? NOW?! I WANT TO GO BACK TO THE ROCK CLIMB!!!" The persistence of an almost-five-year-old. We went back to the rock climb, until they kicked him off at 4:30pm. Haleigh spent the last half-hour on the Carousel. Tiger was asleep in the car before we even got out of the parking lot.
It was a Big Day at the Zoo today: We saw Miss Universe touring Zoo Atlanta, with an entourage that included Wes from The Apprentice, Season 2 (a local favorite, since he's from Atlanta, GA). Wes is just as cute in person as he was on The Apprentice! Miss Universe was all right, too. Russ asked me how I knew it was Miss Universe--aside from the entourage of people and cameras and all, they actually don't leave a lot to chance in minor celebrity recognition: 1) They had her listed on the zoo schedule for the day, feeding the gorillas, photo opp by the pandas, etc.; and 2) She was wearing her bright red, sequined "Miss Universe"...what do they call those things?...the banner thing, draped over her shoulder...you know what I mean...it must be time for bed...Anyway, it was hard to miss her!
Day 21 Total = $25
($8 - Einstein's Bagels; $10 - Zoo Atlanta Unlimited Ride Passes; $7 - Ben & Jerry's)
So this morning, caught up on some work and house stuff, ran some errands, took the kids through the grocery store--which does not get any easier with experience, I'm finding. Even on a light run, they make me crazy by the time we get to the check out...
We had bagels w/cream cheese for lunch, supplemented with fruit from our grocery store run--no french fries! And then we went to the Zoo, which was Tiger's suggestion for today: perfect!
We spent most of the afternoon at the Zoo at the rock climb. Tiger climbed up and rang the bell at least two dozen times--the guys at the rock climb know him well. We did manage to get him off the wall for a little while to walk around and visit some of the animals. I lured him away with the promise of a Ben & Jerry's ice cream cone (B & J stand in the Zoo), which we did enjoy, but the whole time..."Can we go back to the rock climb now? Now, Mom? NOW?! I WANT TO GO BACK TO THE ROCK CLIMB!!!" The persistence of an almost-five-year-old. We went back to the rock climb, until they kicked him off at 4:30pm. Haleigh spent the last half-hour on the Carousel. Tiger was asleep in the car before we even got out of the parking lot.
It was a Big Day at the Zoo today: We saw Miss Universe touring Zoo Atlanta, with an entourage that included Wes from The Apprentice, Season 2 (a local favorite, since he's from Atlanta, GA). Wes is just as cute in person as he was on The Apprentice! Miss Universe was all right, too. Russ asked me how I knew it was Miss Universe--aside from the entourage of people and cameras and all, they actually don't leave a lot to chance in minor celebrity recognition: 1) They had her listed on the zoo schedule for the day, feeding the gorillas, photo opp by the pandas, etc.; and 2) She was wearing her bright red, sequined "Miss Universe"...what do they call those things?...the banner thing, draped over her shoulder...you know what I mean...it must be time for bed...Anyway, it was hard to miss her!
Day 21 Total = $25
($8 - Einstein's Bagels; $10 - Zoo Atlanta Unlimited Ride Passes; $7 - Ben & Jerry's)
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