We started Day #3 with an appointment with Dr. Bob (chiropractor). I had serious lumbar issues but he fixed me all up (until the next time). Aliya read to Adlani during my adjustment and Dr. Bob commented that they were VERY well behaved.
We stopped at my office and the kids got another “atta-boy” from one of my coworkers, who also said they were being very good. The incentive for their good behavior was the chance to choose a snack from the snack-shelves at my office, but hey – whatever works.
After that we went to Drumlin Farms where we renewed our annual membership for $29…what a bargain! The weather was gorgeous at that point – sunny and about 60 degrees, so we went on a 1/2 mile walk on one of the trails. Aliya is really afraid of the woods – too much exposure to Ben’s Crime-TV I think. We visited the rescued crow, hawks, turkey vulture, quail, and owls, and we arrived at feeding time so not only did we get to see them eating their yummy rats and mice, we got to chat with the caretakers. I didn’t realize birds live so long! The turkey vulture was found as an injured adult in 1977!
Adlani was obsessed with going on the tractor ride so we went straight to the tractor stop but it was the tractor man’s lunch hour, so we sat and had a snack. At some point I realized that I was staring at one of the other moms because I knew her somehow. It turned out that she was the midwife who “helped Norah come out”. It was really great to see her except that 1) she was a witness to the IUD incident (see the post below), and 2) I had to confess that I took Norah to day care today because I was too lazy to chase her around and fight with her.
While waiting for the tractor ride we visited the tack shop, the cows, horse, pigs, chickens, goats & sheep including lots of babies, mice, and skunk. They also had some really cool solar sculptures and we saw 2 deer in the deer pen and heard some wild turkeys. We finally got on the first ride after lunch and the first raindrop fell as we got off the tractor. We stopped at Dairy Joy for lunch and the first soft-serve of the season, and headed home.
I’m so glad I finally broke down and ordered a new point-and-shoot camera last night. Something has been wrong with mine for a long time and you can clearly see the problem in the photo below. The left side of the image is always fuzzy. Annoying!
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