Ok, if you are reading this anywhere other than the mid southern states, you are probably wondering what is so fabulous about this winter. While the majority of the U.S. has had very cold bitter weather with tons of snow, about 5 mid southern states have enjoyed spring like weather pretty much all winter. I feel bad for everyone, but the weather is so great out that I really don't think too much about it.
We went to the Dallas Zoo last week and not only was the weather great, but the zoo was not very crowded. The Dallas Zoo is our favorite. We use to favor the Ft Worth Zoo, but Dallas has worked hard over the years to make their habitats more natural and interactive. They have done a great job and now it is our favorite. We had as great time watching the keeper talks and looking at all the animals who were out and about enjoying this wonderful weather.
We have also been able to get a lot of yard work done. Every year the kids play "the pokey game". They race to see who can collect the most seeds that drop from our sweet gum tree, I.e. Pokeys, and whoever wins gets an ice cream or soda. This is a big deal for them because I rarely allow unhealthy food except on holidays or birthdays. L won this time with 544, T had 514, and A had 454. Yes, I counted EVERY.SINGLE. ONE. Unfortunately, this year we will get to play twice because only half have dropped off the tree so far!
We have had some issues with Maisy to deal with. In the past week she has chewed through two harnesses while out on walks.
She tried to eat the neighbor's cat that loves to tease her, but luckily the cat was able to give back as good as it got. She was nursing some pretty good scratches for a few days. She is now awaiting a new and hopefully stronger head halter. I am growing weary of her bad behavior towards other dogs. I think she is about to get sent to professional. I have helped her get better about barking and yelping when she sees other dogs, but she still yanks my shoulder out of socket.
We had our Valentine party on Friday. It was fun. We played minute to win it games and watched a documentary on the history of Valentine's day......which is rather disgusting and not entirely appropriate for children to celebrate. Unfortunately, I may never look at Valentine's Day the same again. If you are interested to see how it originated just you tube it......don't say I didn't warn you.
I hope everyone is well. See you soon!
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Valentine's. Day game
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| My sweethearts |
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Cute zoo photo op
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| Made of Legos! |
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| The bird is way heavier than he looks, no poop this time yay! |
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| Made of legos too! |
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T's sweet letter.
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