I took the latter part of this week off and attempted to make some day trips to various places, however my attempts were, well, they didn’t always work out. 

For example, the original plan was to pick Regan up Wednesday morning and then head over to Greensboro to the water park there.  Well, Sam came home from Nana’s with a mortorcycle burn on her leg and I was advised to keep her out of the water for a while.  So nix that plan.  So we took our time driving back to the Noke and stopped at McDonald’s and at a playground on the way and it was nice. 

I had decided after dinner that we would go to the playground and well, it started raining as we were clearing the dinner dishes…

Yesterday, we were going to go to the zoo.  We had our picnic lunch packed and we got in the car and were on our way when it started to pour.  We headed to KMart to kill some time and it was still raining when we came out.  So I told the kids that we would get up first thing to head to the zoo this morning before the rain started. 

I got them up, dressed, Sam’s dressing changed and we were at the zoo by 10:30.  It was just a dreary day and you knew it was going to rain at any moment.  But I snapped a few pictures before it did!

The kissing llama wasn’t there and this is about as friendly as this one would get!

I have the same expression on my face when I attempt to read a map!

The kids donating to the habitat!

This guy just looked so comfy!

That’s Roanoke from the Zoo…normally it’s pretty…well that still is pretty, but on a clear day, it’s breath taking!

There are normally tons of these little guys out and about, but today just these two…and they weren’t out very long.  Matthew says my flash scared them away.

The kids waiting for the Zoo Choo

A very nice woman came over and offered to take a picture of all of us!

One of my new favorites of Matthew and Samara…

They’re being silly…

Samara and Regan…

Miss Regan posing like a pro!

So we didn’t get to do all that we had planned to this week…we still had a great time!  I’ve enjoyed the time off and the time with the kids!  I finished Harry Potter and savored it.  After all, I’ve got another 2 years to wait for a new book, and have started on a new series by Janet Evanovich.  The first book was One for the Money and I had that finished in a day!  My nurse recommended them to me and they are a mystery with a humorous twist and I’m just loving them!  The library was out of Two For the Dough, so I went and bought it at Barnes and Noble the other night!  They are just WONDERFUL.  If I keep this pace though, I'’ll have all 11 of them done in 2 weeks!

Until next time…