As in thoroughly exhausted. Here’s the breakdown of the day:
- Up at 7:00 to send my husband off to work.
- 7-9:30 – getting ready, household chores, preparing for the zoo
- 9:45 – leave for the zoo
- 10:30 – arrive at the zoo (except for the stop for cash to pay for parking, it should only take me about 20-25 minutes to get there)
- 10:30-3:15 – walk the entire zoo with Deb and the girls and Karen and her family
- 3:15-4:00 – drive home (in traffic) with a stop at Kroger for milk
- 4:00-5:15 – collapse on the couch to watch TV and put my feet up
- 5:15-9:30 – drive to C-ville with Karen (thanks, Kate!) for the Mary Kay Party
- 9:30-10:30 – drive home
- 10:30 – wash face, collapse in bed
So needless to say, I’m pretty darn beat.
The zoo was much better than last time, less hot/humid, and I had plenty of water. But it’s a good thing that this is likely the last zoo visit of the summer (Kelly starts school in a couple of weeks) because I doubt I’ll be able to walk that far again in 2-4 more weeks. My feet and hips were really unhappy with me by the time we got to the Reptile house (last stop…Kelly insists we see it…yuck!). I did not take my camera, but Karen did, so I’ll link to her site if she posts any.
The Mary Kay party was fun…we were all exhausted (and the girls totally wired) so there was much excitement, chatting, laughter. But I suspect there were serious ‘crashes’ shortly after everyone got home, too! I know I was well past done by that time!
Today, I need to tidy up my house a bit and probably start work on canning apples. I’m not totally into it yet, though, so maybe I won’t. We shall see…
Happy Friday!
You bought nothing at a Mary Kay party? What restraint!!!!
I think you should do nothing. I’m with Holly. Veg.
I really like the word brouhaha. It made me smile.
@ch1pch0p – Eating lunch was covered during the “at the zoo” time frame, but I decided not to give too long of a timeline!
Construction and traffic made it take so long to get to the zoo.
Joni seemed good. I think we wear her out, but we’re highly entertaining, so it’s worth it. Oh…and we tend to buy lots of stuff. Though I did not buy anything last night.
Did you stop to eat lunch? It wasn’t in your itinerary, but I think you shouldn’t skip meals.
What took you so long to get to the zoo??
How was Joanie?
I don’t know that we’ve ever done the entire zoo in one day. We usually leave 2-3 things out each time. (Australia, apes, N. America, Reptile House…)
Have a restful weekend!
@bethelaine – I suppose I should’ve been more specific. I can apple pie filling so that I can just make a pie crust, pour in the apples and bake! So I slice apples, pour the filling over it and then can.
funny, i’ve never heard of canning apples. applesauce, yes. but apples, no. maybe that’s an ohio thing? (or maybe i just live under a rock?)
Perhaps you should can the apple project for today.
You could relax with a book, movie, or even a siesta.