Four For Friday - Things I'm Bad At Edition

I am terrible at quite a lot of things. But for the sake of time, and my self-esteem, I will highlight only 4.

1. Unpacking after vacation. I do realize life would be easier if I unpacked the suitcases as soon as we arrived home from vacation. But I'm tired when I get home from vacation! So instead they sit there, silently mocking me, for sometimes days at a time.



2. Letting go. Sadie informed me a few weeks ago that she was grown up and WAY too old for sippy cups. She was right. But throwing them away wasn't easy. Eric had to do it. My cup cupboard is unbearably bare:



3. Cutting watermelon. This is something I am truly TERRIBLE at. I never attempt it, which is why I am probably bad at it. But a couple of weeks ago I was teaching pre-school. And the letter was 'W". And the snack was watermelon. And Eric was out of town. So I had to do it.

It was wasn't pretty:



I have absolutely no ability to make even cuts, and sadly more ended up in the garbage and on the floor, than we actually ate.



Oy vey!

4. Finally, I am really bad at making a list when going to the grocery store. Which is why I often end up with multiples of items that will be a challenge to eat before they expire. If you are a long-time reader of my blog you may just remember my obsession with buying sour cream. I always think I am out of it, when I am not! Well apparently I am also obsessed with buying Club Crackers. I don't mind obsessively buying items we actually eat regularly, but Club Crackers are not one of those items.



For the record I also have an inordinate amount of Stove Top Stuffing!

Happy Memorial Day Weekend!

Roos-N-More

It is letter "z" week at pre-school! So to celebrate the kids had very special visitors from the Roos-N-More Zoo.

The little zookeeper herself:



The gopher snake visited first. Seeing is slither on the ground was horrifying:



But apparently not to Miss Sade, who agreed to wear the snake around her neck. She is a brave little soul:




It wrapped itself right around her tiny leg:



Next was some animal that looked like a raccoon. It may have been called a coatimundi, but I could very well be completely wrong about that:



It gave Sade a few kisses:



This is how she felt about them:



Next up was a baby kangaroo. Too cute for words:




Checking out the tiny pouch:



The kangaroo was followed by a Toucan. Seriously cool. Here the zookeeper is asking Sade if she wanted the Toucan to stand on her arm. She explained to her that it may pinch or scratch her:



Once again the brave little soul decided to take the risk:




Then we had a visit from a baby lemur. He (or she) was a crazy little thing and did not like to sit still:




He loved to give kisses too:




She liked these kisses better than the other ones:



The lemur taking a relaxing break on her head:





The last animal of the day was a baby monkey. It was the cutest darn thing I have seen in some time. I mean look at it!:



She willingly gave him (Spanky) a kiss. Who could blame her?:



He enjoyed nibbling on her hair:




And on her fingers:




Eric told Sadie that it looked like the monkey was smelling her armpit in this picture:



And then this was the monkeys reaction:



Sadie thought that was the funniest thing she ever heard in her life!




The zookeepers enjoying some zoo crackers before the end of school:



A BIG thank you Suzie for setting this whole thing up!!! It was the best.

Eclipsed

The last time I remember seeing an eclipse was in elementary school. For some reason I thought it was on Monday, so we very nearly missed it. Luckily I was on the computer late Sunday afternoon and realized my mistake. It didn't leave us much time to get the supplies ready, but it ended up working out just fine.

Look how cute it is:





I think the kids found it to be about as thrilling as I did in elementary school. Which is not very. But I enjoyed it very much in my advanced age.

Bucket List Item # 17

I am scared to DEATH of snakes.

While hiking, or out in the wilderness I don't enjoy myself much because I am TERRIFIED of seeing one.

The mere thought of it is enough to make me light-headed.

But when making my bucket list my kids not so subtly suggested that I put hold a snake on it. I wasn't sure about the idea and at first refused. The did some continual prodding, and I finally agreed.

I really didn't want to have to worry about it for the rest of my life, but lucky for me the opportunity to hold one presented itself TODAY!

TODAY!!!!

For pre-school we had a visit from Roos-n-More planned. Before leaving for the field trip Sadie and I were discussing what animals we thought we would be there. When I wondered aloud if they would be bringing a snake, Sade asked me, "Are you going to face your fear?!" I love when she says an expression that I never knew she knew!

Sure enough there was one there.

As it slithered around on the ground I almost lost my nerve. I was feeling faintish, and my heart was beating fast.

BUT I DID IT!

And miracle of miracles I didn't have a panic attack in the process.

I have no memory of holding its head. I may have blacked out for a minute.

The look of accomplishment:

Don't tell, but it wasn't even really that bad. That being said, I am still not ready to commit to seeing one in the wilderness!

I only wrote my list one month ago, and already two items have come true. Apparently writing my dreams down is one key to making them happen. So I guess this means a trip to see the pyramids in Egypt (Bucket List Item #10) will present itself soon! Right?