The Wind In Africa

 We were at the zoo a little over four hours.

I packed a hearty picnic lunch to save from
paying $7.00 for a bottle of water.

We literally spent just over $20 to gain
admittance for a total of 8 people.

It was a frugal day but as we were leaving,
someone wanted to experience THE WINDS IN AFRICA.

That mofo was $2.00! For some wind!

We gave in, coughed up the dollars and stuffed them all in.

Only problem? Wouldn't take cash.

But it WOULD take a debit or credit card.

In this picture, the kids are persuading Miss Leah to
"just put it in!"

 

I warned her it may be one of those Nigerian bank scams
 but she wouldn't listen.

She put it in.

Hell, YEAH!

It was obviously a very well spent $2.

 Where can I find this much excitement on a daily basis?

Because I'm lookin' for it.

Now, if you will excuse me while I go get the leaf blower.

They've Never Been To The Zoo !?!?!?

No, not until now. 

It was okay. 

I enjoyed spending time with the kids and their friends.

I'm just not a BIG fan of zoos.

The hippie in me thinks "habitats" are depressing.

The kids thought the flamingos were too smelly.

Tweet.

Look how they lean.

Sam did a great job on his first rock wall!

Logan was never able to climb more than shoulder high.

Sam was unsure at first but the lady helping them was on his side.

She would yell, "You got this, Slim! You got this!"

And he DID get it!

About to ring the bell!!!

The zoo chariot awaited me on the carousel.

This ride made me insanely dizzy which I found ridiculous.

All of the kids really had a good time.

Even the littlest one.

Where Did I Put That Time Machine?

 

 

If this doesn't make you want to lose your shirt,

something is wrong with you.

Wrasslin'

As I was saying, we decided to celebrate our 8th wedding anniversary by signing me up to participate in a MILF arm wrestling competition. Uh, yeah. I thought you'd like that. The "Championship Belt" is pictured above.

The trophy below is for the costume contest. I decided not to dress up this year but Moms in costume, arm wrestling for charity? How could you go wrong with such entertainment?

I'll won't keep you in suspense. I'll go ahead and tell you. I lost straight off in the first round.



I'll just quote Joe's FB update from the next day:

"Well, it looks like my wife will have to continue her nursing career. Her dream of becoming a world class female arm wrestler came crashing down with a first round loss in the MILF Arm Wrestling Competition held last Saturday night at the [deleted]. She did, however, put up a valiant fight. I think I took the loss harder than she did.  I can't say for sure if her opponent was actually female. It's debatable. But just wait until next year. She's gonna kick a$$ and take names."

My good friend, Leah, went up against her the next round. She looked like the kind of woman you wouldn't want to be incarcerated with. I only say "looked" because I do not know her as a person, just as someone who winked at me before she laid my hopes to rest. Leah didn't make it out the other side either.

Here's another friend trying to intimidate the competition.

The crowd REALLY got into it.

At evening's end, I did not have a belt or trophy.

I DID get to sign the table and have a lot of fun.