I had a busy day yesterday... I thought when Dallas won and dad stayed in Texas, it would be easier - no such luck... He goes out the door to head to the arena yesterday and his truck wouldn't start. After a trip to Wal-mart to buy (why we didn't have one I don't know) jumper cables and still nothing. So we load the gaggle of boys into the van a schlep from Fort Worth to Dalls in rush hour... might I add listening to Mini-me sing "Mary had a little lamb" - the entire way - and to say it was bad... it might have been okay if he knew all the words, but ALL he sang was Mary had a little lamb ... just those five words and nothing else ... for over an hour...

Since we were in Dallas I tried to think of something to do as I didn't want to turn right around and head home - in rush hour traffic still heaped on. Luckily, the MIL can get zoo tickets through her work so we stopped by her office and grabbed those and went to the Zoo - we haven't been there since Mini-me was a wee tike if at all with him - the kids didn't remember ever going.

We got to see some pretty interesting things - a lizard being fed... live baby mice - ewwwwww.... the giraffes being bathed, up close, right by the window - that was cool ... several animals pooped while we watched, which the boys loved - man oh man! And we got to ride the monrail where we saw lotas and lots of ... ducks... apparently the other animals were hiding, but the boys got to sit in a somewhat confided area for twenty minutes - mom was not complaining!

Then we had lunch with my mama and headed back home... it was a long, yet fun, day -