We had a pretty good weekend overall. On Saturday, we took an adventure through the area as we searched for meat stores (aka butcher shops). I really thought there would be more around, considering we’re not that far from ranch country. Luckily there is one less than five minutes from us. Sadly, it is not up to the same level of standards we were used to when we lived in Ohio. The butcher shop there was incredible. I’m sure it spoiled me for life.
In any case, we drove for much longer than we probably should have, in search of a shop South of here. We couldn’t find it, which added drive time as we searched. In the end, we headed back home (after a long search for an eat in Pizza Hut and then settling for our favorite Pizza/Italian place, which is right near our house. This caused us to wonder why we didn’t just go home for lunch. But oh well.)
On Sunday, the kids and I spent the morning cleaning their bedrooms while Toph worked on schoolwork. Then, we went to the zoo for the afternoon! We had a good time there, seeing the native Floridian animals, the primates, the Australian birds and tiny deer, and the South American birds (X’s favorites were the birds, I think). That was all we had time to see, which means that next time we get to check out the African animals and the other more interactive things that we missed this time around. Everyone was tuckered out (yes, I just said ‘tuckered out’) when we got home.
The downside, is that somewhere along the line, J picked up a bug. She’s staying home sick today with a fever and a headache. Poor kid was mostly worried that she’s broken her ‘Perfect Attendance” streak at school! I was planning to stay home all day anyhow, so at least X won’t have to miss any of his weekly activities because of his sick big sister.
