Crazy-Amazing Zoo Day
We planned a trip to the zoo today with my sister-in-law and my niece and nephew. With high hopes and a packed lunch, we loaded into the car early in the morning. As I thought back over the events of the day this evening, I thought, there are really two ways to tell this story. We left home with 15 extra minutes of fudge time. After following the zoo's not-so-great directions, I made a wrong turn, had to turn around in some Monroeville mega-traffic, then we wound around unfamiliar roads for a while. A sweaty-palmed, white-knuckle ride if ever I've had one. We finally pulled into the zoo 15 minutes late. The weather was gorgeous this morning. I arrived 15 minutes late to the zoo, but my sis-in-law was patient with me because I often get lost. We arrived amidst multiple field trips - a bazillion kids were everywhere. I immediately became super-conscious of the possibility of losing my kids. We trekked through the...