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We took advantage of the mild weather today and went to the zoo this morning. K had an absolutely wonderful time. She loved pretty much every animal she saw and went into the petting zoo for the first time without freaking out when the goats got up close and personal. One thing that I think helped was that they had brushes kids could use to brush the animals. I think it provided an activity and an intermediary between K and the animals which helped her overcome her fear.
I must say, those are some mellow animals if they could be entirely unalarmed at the sight of K bearing down on them waving her brush.
And since then, it feels like I've been going going going all day long, most of it spent out of the house. I finally got home and put K to bed at 8:30, and I've been taking a few precious minutes to relax before I have to go make a pumpkin pie for dinner tomorrow and then do some Ebay sewing (because I need some way to make money since there's no paycheck in sight. Sigh). Thus, I am cranky. And tired.
However, I've been watching one of my birthday present, season 2 of The Tick, which is improving my mood considerably.
We're having an early Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow night. Chicken with roasted vegetable (there are only four of us plus K, and I really don't want to be stuck with the remains of a turkey for months on end. Plus, I just realized that having a chicken carcass to make Day After Thanksgiving soup will be advantageous since I don't have a stock pot, but a chicken carcass will fit in my dutch oven), cranberry sauce and two kinds of pie. And mulled cider, I just realized. I'm not sure what we're going to do Thanksgiving day. I don't want to go through the turkey rigamarole, especially if it's just the three of us, although just getting a turkey breast is an option. Maybe we could do cheese fondue instead, and I could make another pumpkin pie to make it sufficiently Thanksgivingy. Or we could just find an open restaurant and let someone else do the dishes.
I must say, those are some mellow animals if they could be entirely unalarmed at the sight of K bearing down on them waving her brush.
And since then, it feels like I've been going going going all day long, most of it spent out of the house. I finally got home and put K to bed at 8:30, and I've been taking a few precious minutes to relax before I have to go make a pumpkin pie for dinner tomorrow and then do some Ebay sewing (because I need some way to make money since there's no paycheck in sight. Sigh). Thus, I am cranky. And tired.
However, I've been watching one of my birthday present, season 2 of The Tick, which is improving my mood considerably.
We're having an early Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow night. Chicken with roasted vegetable (there are only four of us plus K, and I really don't want to be stuck with the remains of a turkey for months on end. Plus, I just realized that having a chicken carcass to make Day After Thanksgiving soup will be advantageous since I don't have a stock pot, but a chicken carcass will fit in my dutch oven), cranberry sauce and two kinds of pie. And mulled cider, I just realized. I'm not sure what we're going to do Thanksgiving day. I don't want to go through the turkey rigamarole, especially if it's just the three of us, although just getting a turkey breast is an option. Maybe we could do cheese fondue instead, and I could make another pumpkin pie to make it sufficiently Thanksgivingy. Or we could just find an open restaurant and let someone else do the dishes.
