The Zoo

Spent the day with my daughter-in-law, the boy, and six of the eight kids for whom she is a nanny. It was kind of cold in the shade, but in the sun it was perfect. Everyone had a jacket, and we put them on and took them off whenever the wind would blow. I know the boy has been to the zoo before, but I think he was too little to remember. He enjoyed it, especially any exhibits that included water! He spent 15 minutes looking at the water where the otters were supposed to be, and we didn't see a single otter! We all rode the carousel, ate ice cream (the boy wanted pizza instead), and walked a lot. Great exercise, fun with the kids, and we wore them all out. My daughter-in-law brought a 15 passenger van, so we were all able to ride together. She felt as if she was driving a tank, and I could see why; it was so long! We went to McDonald's for lunch first, so we didn't get to the zoo until about 1:00, and stayed until 4:00. I thought the boy would fall asleep on the way home, but the van had a DVD player, and the kids were all watching Nemo, which is one of his favorites, so he was wide awake when we got home. One of J's colleagues brought her home, so we just took him home, and met her there. I'm sure he'll sleep well tonight.

I told J I would go there tomorrow morning, stay with the boy while H takes her to work (unless her colleague can pick her up), then take him out to her sister's for the day. I'm going to lunch with my friend, C, and I have a hair appt. at 1:00. I'm taking the boy Friday also, and we'll go out to H's son's house where H is tending his three boys for the day. Lots of tending, but I did get yesterday off, so it's not any more days than usual.

Saturday is a BUSY day for us! We help clean the church at 8:00 a.m., I'm taking my granddaughter for a makeover at 10:30, we have a birthday party for a man in the ward, who is turning 80, from 2:00-4:00, and my niece is performing in Cosi Fan Tutti that evening. Whew! Also, my daughter's nephew is going on a mission and his farewell is Sunday at 1:00, so we'll end up going to church TWICE! Oh, man, that's a LOT! I'm sure I'll survive, however :-)