A Trip To The Ft. Worth Zoo

 

Saturday morning I woke up in my grandson’s bed trying to remember where I was and how I got there.

Sherri and I had made the trip to Euless to visit with our grandchildren. We had not seen them in over two months and we both missed him so much. The plan was to go to the State Fair but then after some thinking we thought that might be a little too much for us and the kids.

The plan switched at that point to go the Ft. Worth Zoo. We had heard that it was real nice and ranked as the 5th in the nation. I looked up the Zoo to see the cost of getting in and then pondered the traffic and the parking issues. I came to the conclusion that riding the train over to the ITC and then getting on the bus to the Zoo would be the easiest. Kris likes the trains so this would be a double treat for him.

Had to wait a long time for the train…due to my planning

Finally the train pulled into the station.

And we all boarded

 

We got ready and headed to the train station about 11:30. I had to figure out how to purchase the tickets from the automated ticket machine. Once I figured that out I had to choose what ticket to buy. While trying to figure this all out I miss read the departure time and found out that we were 1 hour and 30 minutes early. OK…then I noticed that the tickets are only good for one hour! These are the one time one way tickets…so I began to panic.

Everyone was excited about the train ride

The wait for the shuttle to the Zoo was not long at all

Soon we arrived and headed for the entrance

Not to worry we got on the train….NO ONE…even asked for a ticket. We sailed on down to Ft Worth and then boarded the shuttle to the Zoo. It dropped us off just out side the gate and we were soon inside viewing all the animals.

This fellow could not figure us out

This was a favorite

Sherri and I were really impressed with the Zoo. One of the cleanest I have ever been through. Nice walkways to all the exhibits and plenty of benches to rest your sore legs and feet along the way.

This guy was really working hard at getting him something to eat.

All good things must come to an end…and we headed back home

The kids really enjoyed all the animals and the they helped take some of the pictures. We all had a wonderful day….

 

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It Is About Time !!!

I’m getting a raise!! I guess someone found out that gas and groceries have gone up and we old farts need more money to live on. I sure will glad to get some more money so I can buy some new clothes. These old rags I have been wearing now for three years are in bad shape.

I hope to get an increase on my VA disability too. It has been a long time with no increases. You know I knew that when election time rolled around they would throw us a bone! They get their raises and never go without.

This will make things better down the road…

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Headlines to Ponder

Politicians are not good for this country. Candid shots of Politicians sometimes show what they are really made of. These two are showing their real self…

You better stop picking on me you big bully!

Have you ever noticed when one of these buffoons gets ahead in the polls they all turn on them and try to make them look bad.  Sure doesn’t take much to make any of them look bad. Can’t we get a non-politician on the ticket for once and get rid of these morons.

Now here is another news worthy story we should look at real close.

A $3 million RV.

You know some body out there will really buy one of these things. Just makes you wonder if they aren’t the ones voting for the two guys above. Doesn’t say much for some folks with lots of money.

Not to worry I will not be voting for any politicians nor will I be buying this Motorhome…

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My Son and Grandsons Featured in Redbook!

Brice, Evan and Brant pictured at the NASCAR races

 

I got an email from my youngest son today saying that he and the boys had made “Redbook”. Sure nuff I clicked on it and there they were (page two) in an article about stay at home dads.

http://redbookmag.com

 

I don’t think the boys would get a day out with Mom like this. Not real sure if they are having fun or just tolerating the loud noises as Dad looks on. I do know this, they love their Dad and enjoy hanging out with him. I too love him and wish I could hang out with all of them.

I know when Sherri can retire we will be hanging out with them…

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Back in Louisiana

 

Sherri and I returned to Louisiana to day. We arrived in Lafayette about 4:30 and checked into our hotel room. We will be here for the week and then head back West to the lake. From there we truck off to  Granbury Texas.

Our schedule looks full from now until the end of the year. We have several sets to do in Southern Louisiana this year and then next year we have many sets scattered all over the eastern half of Texas.

In the mean time we are working on our home base camp. We will have our water tap installed soon and then we hope to have the septic tank put in before Sherri retires. All these things we want to get done before we go on a fixed income.

I have another fence to install and then we are thinking about enlarging Sherri’s barn by moving my workshop out. I will have a larger workshop built of the side of the barn and Sherri will have a bath and sewing room built where my work shop use to be.

We have many plans and hope to work them all in before Sherri retires. This will give us a comfortable place to stay and rest when we come in off the road for a spell.

OK now I have a question for someone out there to answer for me. I have been trying to comment on different journals and found that my Google Account will not get me in. I am signed on and some of the journals I can comment on with no problem… but some say that I cannot access this page? I am sure something has been changed on some of the accounts that I cannot access but I don’t know what…and I don’t know what to do to  comment on them.  Maybe those people don’t want me commenting LOL. I don’t know but if you can tell what I have to do to access all my friends journal for a comment now and then I will be forever thankful…

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