Tolentreasures

First of all, I would like to say that I am beginning to like Staycations.  There is so much to do within 100 miles of here and you get to sleep in your own bed, use your own shower, and no packing!  Friday night we used a gift certificate that we had to a local restaurant and we did a little shopping, mostly essentials. Saturday found us at a fun wedding, lots of friends and good food, it was a nice evening. Sunday was spent at the zoo, Shelby, Shawnee and I and the four kids.  How fun!  A little exhausting, but a great time.   Of course I could not get  a picture in anywhere other than when we sat down to eat. The pinched look on the boys' faces is not from the sun, it was because I was standing on their feet to keep them from running off while my hands were on the camera.   Just kidding, but handholding was the rule of the day.  Favorite comment of the day: (Please close your ears if you are anti-hunter) Logan while looking at ...

Disclaimer: Not only were no animals harmed during the filming of this day, only one animal was even photographed during the day. Where was my head? I am not sure, but when I got home I realized that I had not taken any animal pictures. They would have been nice to have for the boys to remember the day, they would have been nice to blog about. Not a zoo expert by any means, I have only been to the Pittsburgh, Cleveland and once to the National Zoo, I think that Pittsburgh has a great zoo, reasonably priced and very kid friendly. The people in Pittsburgh, not to brag, are very friendly and courteous and as many times as we "bumped' people with this wagon, all of them were so kind and understanding. Here are the boys ready for the day. We bought the boys this wagon two years ago this Christmas and I would love to know how many miles are on it. It has been so well used and the boys love it. I must say that there were many people coveting our transportation at the zoo. T...

Yesterday we planned a trip to the Pittsburgh Zoo. It was to be Shelby, Ryan, Kendall, Shelby's friend, Tori, Shawnee, Gracelyn and I. Unfortunately, in the summer of drought conditions that we have been having, this was the day the drought was to end. It was pouring! A quick check with Channel 4 said that it was going to continue to RAIN! We cancelled the trip to the zoo and the rest of the group was going to go to Pittsburgh Mills to the mall. I was going to save my day off to go to the zoo. As they proceeded to the mall the skies cleared and they called me at work when they were halfway to Pittsburgh and said there was a re-decision and that they were going to the zoo. So many highs and lows. One of the benefits of self-employment, I told them to order a meal for me at the restaurant they were stopping at and I would meet them there. A time line would have been a good thing...or maybe not. Maybe it is a GOOD thing for me that the state police are not getting paid rig...