Feeling good, but still no cool icons to let you know that. I'm working on it.
We had a good weekend. We took a "mini-vacation" to Rhode Island because, well, any vacation in RI has to be a mini one.
The kids have off this week for February break, and while Isabel and I have to work this week, we did have yesterday off for Presidents Day. So a few days ago, we decided we could all use a little break, so we planned an overnight trip for Sunday and Monday. We went to the Roger Williams Zoo in Providence.
(With John as our son, we're Zoo people -- we've been to zoos in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maryland, DC, Oregon, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Florida, New York, etc. etc. Wherever we travel, we need to find a zoo to visit. As a future zoo owner, John likes to compare exhibit designs. He has a very critical eye for such things.)
Sunday was a nice day for February -- about 40 degrees. There were maybe 10 people in the entire zoo, so we had the run of the place. Worked out well -- we'd walk around for 10 or 15 minutes, then we'd come to an indoor exhibit and warm up, then head back out. Their giraffes had two babies last spring, and they showed a video of one of the births in the giraffe house. Amazing -- the baby drops six feet onto its head. I was going to YouTube that and provide a link, but I'll let all of you do that on your own if you're so inclined.
Then we stayed at a hotel overnight and the kids swam. And swam and swam and swam. They love the water, and the chance to hang out in a hotel pool was really the reason for going away. They enjoyed the pool and the small 100 degree whirlpool next to it.
The kids were great -- minimal complaining and fighting, and they all dropped off to sleep right away Sunday night. We needed this.
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Gearing up for my visit with Dr. R, the oncologist, on Monday.
Sounds like a great weekend. Just to make everyone jealous we have had four straight days of beautiful sunshine and temperatures reaching 60 degrees fahrenheit during the day. Who would have thunk Oregon in February. Tom convinced me, through guilt (they would have had to forfeit if I didn't play) to play flag football on Sunday. Well I have never played football a day in my life and don't really know the specific rules on rushing, etc. Anyway make a short story long while playing catch prior to the game I jammed my thumb and they got another woman to play. How is that for my short football career. I ended up ball girl. :) This weekend however I plan to go snowshoeing with friends to raise money for cancer research. It's an annual thing we do. It' a race but our goal is to see how many times we can cause each other to fall in the snow.
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Hey Bob~ im really glad you all had a wonderful weekend, you really deserve it and im sure your mind was at ease a little just enjoying everything with the family. We will be thinking of you and keeping you in our prayers for Monday, but also always, continuing to stay positive, please let us know how you make out,,thinking of you all,,
ReplyDeletexxooChristine, Joey and Aunt Theresa, and of course Nikko
(i know im sick:))