For The Boids

It was high time Evelyn learned the difference between a "boid" and a bat. So I took Christa and Evelyn to the Henry Doorly Zoo, and we saw about a million examples of each.

The Zoo is quite nice for Lincoln's size, and considering one of the largest zoos in the country is in nearby Omaha. They had a red panda - I didn't know there was such a thing. They had two huge seals, but one died the day before we got there. They were selling seal salad sandwiches in the food court (Kidding.) Evelyn climbed all over everything.

She is wearing a million hair clips. Another mother remarked, "Did you have a hard time picking one out this morning?" Well ... as it turns out, Evelyn cut her own hair a few days ago. I thought this was industrious and thoughtful of her. Her mother didn't think so. The million hair clips are an attempt to make Evelyn presentable.

We ended the afternoon by going over to Evelyn's grandmothers, where we all talked about Knitting for Novices. Evelyn fed me Club crackers. I told Christa that Evelyn is adorable and she replied, "Well ... she has her moments." I bailed before seeing any of them. This, friends and neighbors, is the perogative of the childless.

Susan and Mike and I went to The Indian Oven for dinner. Chickpeas and potatoes, jasmine rice, and deep fried vegetable pakoora, with a nice sparkling Pinor Noir. Heavenly! We then went to the University of Nebraska dairy store for ice cream. I had Karmel Kashew that was very, very intense without being chunky.

The last social call for the day was Mike and Lorrie. Mike was my BFF through high school and college, and Lorrie is his wife of 11 years. They are both wheelchair-riding individuals, and they pilot around each other like a pair of Shriners in tiny cars - nary a bump or a scrape between them.

As it normally happens when Mike and I get together, we spent hours talking about his 8 brothers and sisters, plus the assorted nieces and nephews, romantic interests, etc. It's like War and Peace without all the vodka.

Today I got everything cleaned up - new clothes purchased, plane tickets reconfirmed - for California. I hope they have a budget in place. If we get a wildfire chasing on our bikes, I'd like to think fire fighters are around somewhere. Catch you there!