Zoo!

We finally made it over to Seattle to take Goody to the Woodland Park Zoo. We were graciously hosted by our friend David, so we did not have to get a hotel room for the night. We even got to take the puppies along (not to the zoo, of course). Seattle's zoo is pretty good, definitely one of the best I've been to, not that I have seen many. It took us about 2 and a half to three hours to see everything (I take that back...we skipped the animal farm area, the butterfly exhibit, and missed the red panda). Goody had a great time, really no complaints at all other than she did cry a little when we left the gorilla exhibit (gorillillillas being her favorites and all). She talks about all the animals and what some of them were doing. Quite the memory on that one! I think her favorites were the giraffes, the gorillas, zebras, and the wild dog who was scratching his butt. Oh the things that amuse toddlers!

Fun was had by all; we definitely will visit the zoo again!

Tim, Goody, and Dave checking out the elephant:

Goody sitting under the bear (who, according to Goody, needed his toenails trimmed):

See you in a year!

Or so that's the plan with our friends the McKee's. They are off to Thailand for a year. I am really hopeful that we remain in touch. So far my life experience has proven that as friends move on, it is very difficult to maintain that connection, at least at the level it previously was. The McKee's have been wonderful friends to us, and have shared in many of our family's greatest life moments, allowing us the same gracious welcome to their own family.

Goody has already started asking to meet Cyrus at the coffee shop. I've told her it will be a while before we see them.

Me: "Maybe we will go on an airplane to Thailand and see Cyrus and Andy and Alicia there."
Goody: "Soon."

With luck, maybe.

Have a wonderful time, McKee's. See you when you get back!

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Come on, let's go!

We're making all the final arrangements for our trip to Mississippi! We're all excited to get a vacation. See you all soon!

A whole month?

Not too long ago, I mentioned to Tim that I hope the rest of our lives don't go by as fast as the last 8 months have. Sitting down to post to my blog, however, has clued me in to the fact that it is certainly going to. Last post was October 24??? How on earth did it go by so fast?

To say I've been "busy" is sort of a joke. Here's a brief summary:

1. hosted Tim's family for a week (which had its own surprises):

2. traveled to Mississippi with a 7 month-old baby:

3. went to Seattle for a meeting.

4. cleaned the house for an appraisal:

5. cooked Thanksgiving dinner for 12 or so people.

6. cooked Tim's birthday dinner for 12 or so other people.

7. hosted a baby shower.

All this plus I worked 40 hours a week, have a baby that crawls wherever she wants, watched someone else's baby along with Goody on one of my days off (ha!), and you might guess I'm a little worn out. Not too much crafting going on here, which kills me because Christmas is coming up and I had really hoped to craft some hand-made gifts. Maybe I should just start on next year's and I might actually have a doable deadline.