ZOOLOGY 101- GIRAFFES IN LOVE -OH MY!!!

My daughter, Mimi, and family 

came to town last weekend

for Halloween.

We decided to take the kids to the 

local zoo.

I picked CJK up from school

so he could join his cousins

for a fun day.

First up was the lions.

They are BigBoyE's favorite animal

in all the world.

Since he has been old enough to talk

he has said he wants to be a 

ZOOKEEPER.

I always felt that was my calling which is

why I had 4 kids-

the last 3 born in less than 4 years.

You will notice, of course, 

that MAMA was alert and on watch

while the lazy daddy other lion rested.

Baby Bright Eyes was absolutely 

FASCINATED by something!

What was it you ask?

Well- absolutely the 

MOST FASCINATING ANIMAL

in the whole zoo---

Yes- it's a 

SEMI-BLIND BADGER!

Only in Wisconsin, folks, only in Wisconsin.

We could barely drag her away

and on the way back out

we stopped once again for another

peek at this 

FASCINATING ANIMAL!

As you can SEE, he was equally 

impressed with us!

I could bore you with hundreds of pictures.

But I won't.

You're welcome.

I will skip right to the 

GIRAFFES IN LOVE.

OH!MY!

You get up on a platform so that you

can see them up close and personal.

For the measly sum of 

ONE DOLLAR

you can let them eat lettuce out of your hand.

We get up on the platform and

pony up our bucks.

We feed the giraffes.

If you are easily offended

PLEASE STOP READING NOW

AND COME BACK TOMORROW.

Apparently, MS. Giraffe is in heat.

MR. Giraffe knows 

JUST WHAT TO DO.

He proceeds to TRY to do so in

front of the pre-schoolers,

SweetCheeks, age 9 and Ria, age 12.

I thought SweetCheeks' eyes were 

gonna pop out of her head.

Add about 5 years to this picture

and you will get an idea of her expression.

To be honest-

I was quite impressed myself!

Apparently, Ms. Giraffe had a headache

and wanted NO PART of 

Mr. Giraffe's fun and games.

EVENTUALLY 

(after about a zillion minutes)

he left the 

Arena Of Love

and went back to his hideout.

Meanwhile, the guide is telling 

ALL THE KIDS ABOUT

BREEDING HABITS OF GIRAFFES.

You will forgive me if I started 

laughing hysterically and walked

off the platform.

I WAS going to show you a picture

of the FUN but then thought

NAH--Even I can't do that!

Well, I could!

But I won't.  m'hmmm

You will have to use your imagination!

The highlight of the day for me

was watching the human animals

at play.'

From This---

To THIS-

in the blink of an eye!

You will notice how 

the youngest fashionistas

wear 

THEIR SWEATERS!

So, if you are looking for a

bit of an education,

feel free to check out 

your local zoo--

make sure it is mating season-

otherwise you might as well

stay home.

Have a 

GREAT WEEKEND.

I will be washing

the kids' eyes out with soap.

CALLING ALL BLOGGERS HOME-Whatever Happened To---------

As most of you know,

I was away from blogging for almost a year.

A lot can happen in a year.

A LOT!

I have been trying to catch up with some 

of the blogs I used to follow---

Blogs I enjoyed for one reason or another.

Some for their decor ideas,

some for their lovely pictures,

some because they were just

DEAR PEOPLE.

So---that being said---

I am throwing this out there for anyone

that might want to respond that

'knows something'.

DOES ANYONE ELSE
wonder where bloggers go 
when they no longer blog?

Did these blogs disappear?

Are they on Instagram now?

Are they on Facebook only?

WHERE OH WHERE

did you go?

I am worried about you!

Here in no particular order are

blogs that I am missing....

Around the House (Phyllis)
At Home With Elaine (just not blogging?)
Blessed Serendipity
Blooming on Bainbridge

Blooming Rose Musings
Bluebird Notes
The Bam Life
The Bouse Life

Cottage & Broome

Cottage on Main

Confessions of a Junkyard Cat
Creative Decorating on a Budget
Elements Interiors

Happy To Be
Kelley Highway

OC Cottage

Pembrookshire Lass
Rose Petals from Heaven 

Rosewalk Cottage
Rusty Pearl

Shabby Brocante

I borrowed stole am using these

pictures from their blogs/headers

just to jog your memory.

This is FAR FROM a complete list-

Just some blogs that appear on my sidebar

that have 'disappeared'.

It's funny how connected we become

here in

BLOGLAND

and I worry about people 

that just kind of 

'disappear'.

BOO!

Maybe some of you are still posting-

have changed your name-

have moved on to a different form

(blogger to Wordpress, etc)

IF you have a moment and know 

what happened to any of these bloggers-

I would love an update.

And- as a side note---

 I was sorry to hear that

Pat from Back Porch Musings 

had passed away. 

She was such a lovely lady

and a beautiful blog.

Next post I will share my

 adventure at 

THE ZOO BOO

with 6 crazy running sweet grandkids

and my 2 daughters and 1 son-in-law.

Now THAT was scary!