Just Like A Sauna
Posted By jayna on January 30, 2009
The days are quickly running out before our military IDs expire. It happens this weekend, actually. So, in a completely shameless fashion, I’ve been running around making sure we milk every last benefit out of those suckers. After all, the dreaded “U” word kicks in as of this weekend as well.
(yes. unemployed. the mere mention makes me a little sick to my stomach every time.)
So, today’s destination was the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo & Rainforest. Free for me and free for E. She almost wasn’t, as I had to argue up and down that she really was under two. I think the tantrum she threw as we were walking away from the main entrance and giant waterfall finally convinced them.
We saw birds and frogs and sloths and monkeys and otters and all other sorts of rainforest dwelling animals. It was hot and sticky and damp and tiring. Our hair curled up and my camera was perpetually fogged. There was a grand total of eight tantrums, three time outs, four falls on the slick floor and one grand encounter with some giant pink birds. In the end, E happily passed out as we pulled out of the parking lot, and I realized that I will most definitely begin to waddle after carrying the kid for an hour or so.
LOL about using your ID"s for all their worth before they expire….i remember doing the same thing when mine was about to expire :)
I think I would go to the rainforest every week if we lived closer. I had such a great time with the kids up there, but it was definitely an hour-and-a-half long outing, max. A great time.
Why do places try to argue over a kid's age? I HATE that. Alexis' lack of hair and shyness actually works out for us since she curls into a ball and won't look at strangers, who only see an amount of hair normally seen on a one-year old, but I've watched other people have to battle over it. STUPID.