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friday night i got some unfettered time away from ze boys. i noodled around in the goodwill, and really forgot about the time. then i scooted over to ne's house to hang with her and the dwan. we shot the shit until midnight. the leon? he asked whatfore were ya doing? uh, nothing...

the next morning i REALLY was hurting. so much so that i didn't want to attempt the death march class. because it very well might have led to my death. so off we went to the zoo, instead. one of the things i like about leon is that he's perfectly content to mosey. we had no agenda and simply wandered from exhibit to exhibit taking in the sights. we spent some time looking at lemur babies. they all cuddled together in the most entrancing ball of fur EVAH. awww. we hung out looking at manatee for a good long time. damn, but they are cool. we got VERY close to a lion. as we went down the path we heard a roar that HAD TO BE a recording. it was so loud, and so, uh, lion-y. we went back to see...and, no. it were a real lion. my favorite part had to be carrying teh little guy upon my shoulders and having him clap in excitement at the elephants. 'yea! elephants!"

afterwards? the most heavenly grocery store on earth. as we live in goofy kentucky, bubble tea is still a mystery. i found a kit at the grocery. *does a little dance*. we also got some amazing cheeses, english shortbread and lemon curd, and some imported foodstuffs that we can't get here. all in all? fun, relaxing trip. i don't remember the last time we had this kind of family outing.

today? "breeders' cup sunday." which means that i'm at work. but in return i get a half day whenever the mood strikes me. so, it all works out. plus i get to work on a lot of photoshop stuffs on the lulls, which is my favorite kind of work. the boys are at home armed with a basket of activity suggestions. when they finish one thing, they clean up and pull another out of the basket. it should keep them busy. of course the h-man fell asleep (unheard of), and the potty training one exploded and refused to go to sleep. poor me. stuck at work. *snort* don't get me wrong...most of the time i can't wait to be with my darlings. but a few breaks here and there can be swell.

THE ZOO


MY BED (for blackbird's meme)
our bed is a three quarter converted rope bed (we are cuddlers). i love the rough hewn sideboards that contrast with the smoth finials. we got it at a flea market up in the mountains. the bedspread was made by my grandmother. she knew that she wasn't going to be knitting for much longer and wanted to make me something special for my hope chest.