First and foremost we got rid of our rent a kitty. The deal was always that we would only have her until we left for vacation. I have to say if a person wants to have pets this is the route to take. It is a little weird to not have to worry about the finer details of animal ownership but as a whole we are settling back into our routine. We were not sure if she actually did her job whereas all she did was hide until the middle of the night and then announce her presence by clawing into the meaty flesh of our toes. We decided it was worth the risk and you can imagine my joy and or horror when we returned from vacation to find this
Personally I think that it was in search of the really good deal that the price tag on the floor eluded to but since 1) it is dead and 2) mice don't talk we will never really know. The family wanted me to come and verify that it was in fact the mouse but it turns out I really didn't spend enough time with it to describe it to a sketch artist. Old Man Myers did announce that it was male so fingers crossed it was the one and only!
Vacation was also a huge success and since I am too tired to actually give you a witty account here are some pictures which everyone knows is the best part of any blog.
So recap vacation was fun and one animal was harmed in the making of this blog. To be fair though he totes deserved it.
Personally I think that it was in search of the really good deal that the price tag on the floor eluded to but since 1) it is dead and 2) mice don't talk we will never really know. The family wanted me to come and verify that it was in fact the mouse but it turns out I really didn't spend enough time with it to describe it to a sketch artist. Old Man Myers did announce that it was male so fingers crossed it was the one and only!
Vacation was also a huge success and since I am too tired to actually give you a witty account here are some pictures which everyone knows is the best part of any blog.
Day one
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Day 2 Legoland
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| The pool in Carlsbad. In hindsight we should have skipped Leogland and hung out here all day long! |
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| Legoland. About five seconds after this was taken they were officially bored. |
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| The boys had their first run in with In-N- out |
Day 3 SeaWorld
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| We learned the hard way that California makes you buy grocery bags so we schlepped our crap out like hobos. |
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| The boys had their own room and TV in San Diego but we found them like this one morning they had been there for hours! |
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| These are bamboo sharks which you can pet. We had to goade this kid into it then I was forced to follow suit. This is why peer pressure is bad. |
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| Thing 2 had ecactly zero problem touching things and I think he could have ended his experience at SeaWorld right here. |
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| After convincing this kid to leave the roller coaster located directly above the mantas he was handed some fish and got to feed them. |
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| Our day ended after the boys took a river raft ride and ended up soaked |
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| We drank $55 in frozen lemonade in one day- No surprise this kid hurled shortly after this picture |
Day 4 San Diego Zoo |
| For his 12th Birthday we bought this guy a zoo experience that involved watching his spirit animal eat breakfast before the zoo opened to the public. |
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| Giraffes |
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| This was possibly the last time Thing 2 enjoyed himself at the zoo. |
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| This pretty much sums up our day at the zoo. |
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| They each bought a mask at a themed Mexican restaurant and wore these the rest of the trip |
Days 5,6,7 Disneyland
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| The light parade came home and even though I scored us seats in the V.I.P. seating the boys were not impressed. Old Man Myers however was in heaven |
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| Then came the rain |
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| It rained |
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| and rained |
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| and rained! |
