A Day at Saint Louis Zoo!

We got up this morning and it’s such a beautiful day that we decided to take Hailey to the Saint Louis Zoo. I love the zoo! We hadn’t been to the zoo since 06 since the last time we went with Hailey and the boys as a family day.

They’ve added some new things at the zoo. They added this new learning feature at the entrance of the Hippo’s. Unfortunately none of the hippo’s were in the water, they were all sun basking up where a good photo couldn’t be taken.

Of course who can go through the zoo without seeing one of my favorite things .. Yep the elephants! In o6 we got to see a baby elephant … hmmm i wonder if one of these is that baby? Upon the entrance we saw a couple but they were kind of bashful and didn’t seem to want their picture taken.

Around the next bin we saw some more elephants and this one was not camera shy at all. I could of stayed and watched these elephants all day, but we had many other things to see, so we had to move on

Around the corner from the elephants we ran into this neat new addition .. at least i had never noticed it there before. This sign was beside it and I'm assuming the little pond by it is for the beavers but I'm assuming their hibernating for the winter?

I just love the new learning boards they have on display. Hailey enjoyed them as much as i did. I’m not sure Papa enjoyed them as he kept saying .. come on girls we’ve got more to see .. hehe

We had to walk into a cave like to see some fish and we found a wonderful place to get our picture taken. since we were the only ones in there we took turns. Doesn’t papa look so happy? He actually is, he just never smiles for a picture. come on papa, learn to smile for the camera!

Of course Grandma always smiles for the camera even though she hates her picture taken.

Of course we needed a break from all that walking and Hailey had to have some dip and dots! They actually hit the spot as it was in the 70’s with the sun shining. Here is Hailey enjoying her tasty treat … oops it was actually lunch but don’t tell mom … hehe

After our lunch we found another learning board. I just couldn’t resist them. I do believe these are for kids, but this big kid enjoyed them as well.

This one was the neatest one in my opinion. You lifted the block and it had different things in it.

How cool is that???

Of course, once again one can not go to the zoo and not see these .. i love seals or what ever they are. Of course the Gorilla is a favorite as well.

These were pretty neat, I'm not sure if they are like a kangaroo? I couldn’t find them on the signs … hmmm

Then we ran onto to this odd looking pig? Who knew they had pigs with needles? Ouch i bet it would hurt like heck to catch him and try to ring his nose? Sure glad these were not the pigs we raised on our farm.

Then it was Hailey favorite! yep Hailey’s favorite of the day was seeing the giraffe's! She was excited to get to see them and esp since she was getting tired. Well actually Grandma and Papa were exhausted but the giraffe's were a must see for Hailey and after all it was her day. What kind of grandparents would we be if we didn’t let Hailey see her favorite part .. right?

They had a baby giraffe! It was so adorable!

How about that .. last 2 times i’ve been to the zoo they’ve had a baby of something .. awesome!!

Hailey is pointing out the baby to Papa. She was tired, but we found a seat at the giraffes so we took advantage of enjoying them in comfort! Of course she was also enjoying the rest of her lunch .. Yep popcorn!

We finally found the bears, and i was so disappointed .. my favorite bears are gone! I enjoyed the polar bears and the grizzly but both those were empty .. how disappointing and these black bears just don’t do it for me … what a shame

The flamigo’s were out and about enjoying the sun, they are so beautiful

We finally found the a monkey! all the inside cages were empty and said they were in their outside home. This was all we found .. we didn’t see any orangutans … but we found this …

i’d say this was still up for Halloween, i thought it was pretty neat and enjoyed seeing it. Then we found the carousal another one of my favorites but we just admired and no riding today.

We found these bears to, but as you can see they were hibernating and could care less we were even there.

We had a wonderful day at the zoo, even though i was disappointed with the bears, it was still a wonderful day and memories that will last a life time with our beautiful little princess. This is the last weekend we will have Hailey for awhile as we will be heading to our winter destination soon. It was a great day but a sad one as well.

It’s Friday!

I got up and started straightening up things inside of Ms. Southwind. I pulled things from under the couch and went through what i did and didn’t need anymore. I put everything i wanted to go to storage in the car to take to Tyson’s house for him to put in storage.

Later that afternoon we headed to Tyson’s house to see Toby and pick up Hailey. She is coming to spend the weekend with us. Yeppie grandma little princess. We stopped by Hailey’s favorite place to eat for dinner. McDonalds (otherwise known as the cheese burger house .. hehe) That is what Hailey called it several years ago. After that we arrived back to the RV and then we changed clothes and went swimming! Yep, we got special permission to use the indoor pool and hot tub tonight since there are no guest!

It was late when we got back and then it was shower and bed time. We put in a movie and watched it until we Hailey fell asleep.

Arnette doctor visit

I got up and got dressed and went with Arnette and her hubby to see the doctor. She got her staples out and cast off. It was a ruff day for her as the ride in the van hurt her back horribly and so when we arrived she was already in pain and the added ankle pain didn’t help her crying. The doctor said it was looking good, but she had some blistering and he removed the dead skin, put some new bandages and her new boot on her leg. We rode the van back to the rehab center. When we arrived back she was crying again. They got her lunch and i had to run as i had some other things to do.

I spent my afternoon trying to get things organized but my new phone came in and i spent most the afternoon working with tech support and guess what, yep i had to take the phone back to fed ex and have it shipped back, it didn’t work. Most my afternoon was wasted and i was not a happy camper. The phone company promises me that i will receive my new phone before leaving next Saturday.

I also got a call from the RV Store and they haven’t even shipped the lightening rod yet. I told them i better get it before leaving next weekend. The lady assured me i would. Guess time will tell. I can’t imagine why it has taken so long for them to get this part shipped out to me. I ordered this product on Sunday evening and 4 days later they are just getting it shipped to me!

What a day, i spent my evening trying to chill out from the day. Hope your day has gone better then mine. Until next time ….

Broke 2 sewing machines in 1 day!

I got up and got dressed and went to Arnette and she was doing much better today. Then off to Wanda’s house to work on couch cushions. We were hoping to have them finished today … but that didn’t happen.

Something happened to her machine and the bobbin holder casing broke. We are not sure why this happen as the material we are using is a lighter weight material. Apparently this isn’t the first time she’s had trouble with this part on her machine and makes one wonder if maybe there is something causing the machine to break this part?

Around 3 pm this happened and that put a stop into production. I went back to Ms. Southwind and dug out my sewing machine, you won’t believe what i did … Yep i broke mine! I went to pull it out of the outside compartment and caught the thread holder and it snapped!

A trip to Wal-mart was already in plan so i picked up a dow rod and couple of drill bits and when we got home hubby fixed my sewing machine for me. I hate going to Wal-mart, it’s always hard on the bank account! I was glad to see this day get over with and it was an early to bed night for me.

Another Day!

I got up and got ready to go see Arnette, when i arrived she was crying and having a very ruff day. I spent most of my morning trying to comfort her. I know how she feels being stuck in a wheel chair, not being able to go and do as she is used to and the worst part is being confined to a room and mostly bed!

I finally called Wanda and had some things i needed to get done so she came and relieved me. Although when i left Arnette was doing better, she was laughing and eating her lunch. I got home and it was such a beautiful day …

Yep … I went for another walk! I let all 5 dogs run off a leash and they had a blast as you can see. unfortunately we had to end our walk and i had to get my list of to do things finished.

Later that evening we went to visit some friends, they had been wanting us to come play cards. We went to have a game night at Cliff & Georgia house and what a beautiful apartment they have. Although we all laughed when i told her the down side to her beautiful home is that it is stuck in one place. Maybe that is why i love Ms. Southwind so much is because she is on wheels and moves. I truly love the RVing lifestyle and i have that itch hitch again. I’m ready to let the wheels role on to a new scenery. We got home around 11 pm … a late night, but we had a blast and enjoyed the evening and hope to do it again someday. Thanks for a great evening Cliff and Georgia.

Ms. Southwind getting a new look inside!

Ms. Southwind is getting a new look inside. I am tired of the old upholstery material and i purchased some new material on sale a few weeks ago when i went shopping with the ladies. Not only do i love the colors, but it was really cheap, my favorite part! I love floral designs but i was afraid too much floral would not be good, so I purchased a sort of solid material with specks of color for the bottom cushions and then the floral for the backs and new curtains i will be making sometime.

So what do you think of the colors i picked out? What is funny is the floral design material matches the foyer in my old stick home exactly and what I'd give to have some of that border wall paper. It would be a great added touch to Ms. Southwind. Who knows, maybe one of these days i will run onto a border.

I have to thank Wanda as she has done most of the work. She is letting me use her kitchen table, her cutting boards, her sewing machine, in fact she is doing most of the work. Thank you Wanda! We have both the dinette cushions finished now. Next is the couch cushions.

Beautiful weekend

First of Nov has come in like a lamb. Hmm does that mean it will go out like a lion? Yesterday and today have been beautiful days, esp today. I slept in .. Yep the dogs actually let me sleep till 8 am new time!

I spent most of the day relaxing, I sat outside with the dogs they enjoyed being off a leash and the sunshine! As you can see the fall colors are still here a bit but most of the leaves have fallen off the trees. I watched the nascar race. What a couple wrecks they had. I’m thankful no one was seriously hurt.

After the race, I took a walk through the woods. I took Lexi with me and did she ever have a blast running through the woods sniffing anything and everything. It was hilarous to watch her. One would think she was a crazy dog!

On our walk i come upon a hiking trail sign, it was kind of neat to find a sign in the woods telling where i was and where to go.

Later on in the early evening i went in to see Arnette and she is doing great. Came home and made an apple crisp and it was so good with ice cream!

I went to run some hot water to take a shower and it wasn’t hot! I had to turn the water heater over to propane as the lightening rod went out of it and a new one was ordered tonight online, but will not be in until later in the week. bummers propane cost, electric doesn’t.

I spent the evening curled up on the couch and what a wonderful weekend it’s been. Hope you all had a great weekend as well…. until next time ….