tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post6993727442932216830..comments2024-03-25T03:13:16.489-04:00Comments on BECAUSE I SAID SO: And I Wasn't Even Tempted to Leave Them at the ZooDawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00465587872521082056noreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-57295597151692163392008-06-19T13:14:00.000-04:002008-06-19T13:14:00.000-04:00Maybe the little man in the cup is giving Brooklyn...Maybe the little man in the cup is giving Brooklyn instructions for her next rampage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-55855335844798374552008-06-17T10:59:00.000-04:002008-06-17T10:59:00.000-04:00Your comment about your kids being good when they'...Your comment about your kids being good when they're out made me think of this song from Animaniacs (the best cartoon EVER).<BR/><BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Isc0uPjXiFIAngiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07952141751557039884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-43288706002451937932008-06-15T18:13:00.000-04:002008-06-15T18:13:00.000-04:00It looks like a beautiful day with the family. A...It looks like a beautiful day with the family. And the photos were great.<BR/><BR/>Dorothy from grammology<BR/>remember to call gram<BR/>grammology.comDorothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03181570769074774554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-63377211849147198022008-06-15T13:58:00.000-04:002008-06-15T13:58:00.000-04:00It looks like you had a great day. I love the grou...It looks like you had a great day. I love the group pictures. I just went on vacation with my mom's family (all 24 of us!) and I realized we never got a group picture. And I didn't even get a picture of my immediate family together!Britneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17943752135181453748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-64665761215822540692008-06-15T13:33:00.000-04:002008-06-15T13:33:00.000-04:00This totally reminds me of the last time my family...This totally reminds me of the last time my family went to the zoo, which was atleast two years ago. Maybe three. Your captions are sooo funny!Arihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609141104748813711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-66658091136052216552008-06-15T12:33:00.000-04:002008-06-15T12:33:00.000-04:00The Brookfield Zoo now has a human exhibit??? Or ...The Brookfield Zoo now has a human exhibit??? Or were they people trying to get wet in the fountain???<BR/><BR/>Boy, it's been about a year since I was at the zoo. I miss it. :-(Stephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05964421692959550404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-69865269825710959812008-06-15T11:25:00.000-04:002008-06-15T11:25:00.000-04:00I want to go to that zoo! Oh, and no worries.. it...I want to go to that zoo! <BR/><BR/>Oh, and no worries.. it looks like Jackson was only being gored by the ..buffalo? Is that what that is? Bison? Are those the same thing? <BR/><BR/>See that? I leave the comfort of my living room and I become disoriented, how do you like that?<BR/>(glad that you had fun with the kids.. I've been trying to do the same kind of thing over here.. yesterday it TheHMChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01039624607685855586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-27232741293332428122008-06-15T11:07:00.000-04:002008-06-15T11:07:00.000-04:00I like the Meehan exhibit the best!!! Hope I spel...I like the Meehan exhibit the best!!! <BR/><BR/>Hope I spelled that right, well, you know what I mean.... your kids are growing and cute as ever. <BR/><BR/>I love taking my kids to the zoo. I usually sleep like a rock that night. They wear me out!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11507816064350132440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-19614377921231246262008-06-15T10:46:00.000-04:002008-06-15T10:46:00.000-04:00I LOVE taking the kids to the zoo but it is always...I LOVE taking the kids to the zoo but it is always 306 degrees the day we end up going...ya know, that day that everyone bolts for the air conditioned exhibits...then you have the make the choice...fresh air and heat stroke or monkey pee air and cool temps. UGH! <BR/><BR/>I just read your side bar - YOU ARE SPEAKING at BlogHer '08?? So, are you gonna give away tix so we can all be in the audienceMichelle Kemper Brownlowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08344673576693662842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-84499805452592304032008-06-15T09:10:00.000-04:002008-06-15T09:10:00.000-04:00Hi Dawn, My son took a school field trip to the zo...Hi Dawn, My son took a school field trip to the zoo this spring. He said that fountain was working then. Just wanted to tell you that. Kristine in Michigan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-90326860411221394042008-06-15T07:48:00.000-04:002008-06-15T07:48:00.000-04:00(According to Wikipedia) The thirteen-lined ground...(According to Wikipedia) The thirteen-lined ground squirrel (Spermophilus tridecemlineatus), also known as the striped gopher, a squinney in parts of Iowa, and as the leopard-spermophile in Audubon’s day, is a brownish ground squirrel with 13 alternating brown and whitish longitudinal lines (sometimes partially broken into spots) on back and sides creating rows of whitish spots within dark lines.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-36792160287075965732008-06-15T01:32:00.000-04:002008-06-15T01:32:00.000-04:00What a great day!! Jax also has no cast?! Hooray ...What a great day!! Jax also has no cast?! Hooray for a wonderful summer!mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02862203003427970904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-35185584692778750982008-06-15T00:01:00.000-04:002008-06-15T00:01:00.000-04:00I just read the comment from your reader in Austra...I just read the comment from your reader in Australia. It reminded me of a couple I met who were also from Australia and they were completely fascinated by watching the squirrels play in our backyard and perch on our deck to eat seeds from the bird feeder. Isn't it funny the things we take for granted that others find such entertainment in?Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01426211079691326347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-1985565451954512902008-06-14T23:59:00.000-04:002008-06-14T23:59:00.000-04:00That sounds a lot like Mister Man's preschool trip...That sounds a lot like Mister Man's preschool trip to the zoo -- same eating place with distractions, same fascination with geese, same obsession over riding in the wagon....<BR/><BR/>Here's hoping getting them out of their habitat continues to work. On the flip side, if you get them used to being out of their habitat by taking them outside, will they then behave at home because they aren't usedMichellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07803503583347758969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-32800377930335914912008-06-14T23:57:00.000-04:002008-06-14T23:57:00.000-04:00Looks like a fun day! I'm wondering how that Olay...Looks like a fun day! I'm wondering how that Olay box got in their habitat in the first place?!?!?! I know it's the Windy City but sheesh!!<BR/>And I love that pic of Brooklyn...I never would have thought she was pouting...she just looks like she's resting or loving on her brother. It's sweet.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01426211079691326347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-91711087569920074352008-06-14T23:42:00.000-04:002008-06-14T23:42:00.000-04:00I have a question for you. How do you handle the ...I have a question for you. How do you handle the situation when someone else's kid is being mean to your child/children. We ran into this at our local zoo recently. A boy was intentionally trying to ram a stroller into my 3 year old as we walked passed him. His parents were oblivious and only heard me say to him that wasn't very nice. Am I right for correcting someone else's child or should Shanana73https://www.blogger.com/profile/02919130495209986511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-66975413005031939942008-06-14T23:19:00.000-04:002008-06-14T23:19:00.000-04:00Okay, I am totally cute-ed out over your kiddos!Okay, I am totally cute-ed out over your kiddos!SuddenlySouthernCyndihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07079201478976585715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-25656445986418057542008-06-14T22:58:00.000-04:002008-06-14T22:58:00.000-04:00Yeah. I used to live in Schaumburg. I know you d...Yeah. I used to live in Schaumburg. I know you don't have to go to the zoo to see geese! Of all the things I miss about living in Chicago-land, geese are NOT among them! I'm glad you had a good outing. Maybe some day I'll have one of those with my 2 and 4 year old. Sigh.Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14966595904025968778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-77237238300089052742008-06-14T21:59:00.000-04:002008-06-14T21:59:00.000-04:00Last time I was at the zoo the giraffes were matin...Last time I was at the zoo the giraffes were mating. <BR/><BR/>Yeah. <BR/><BR/>Right out in front of God and everybody.<BR/><BR/>The usual flow of traffic suddenly stopped dead in its tracks. All the adults, with funny looks on our faces, didn't want to go anywhere else. <BR/><BR/>Oh, the opportunities to explain *that* to children!!! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-21882578629192598332008-06-14T21:56:00.000-04:002008-06-14T21:56:00.000-04:00That kangaroo pic is adorable. It should go in yo...That kangaroo pic is adorable. It should go in your book.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00729514185619837257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-82624908474918406132008-06-14T21:30:00.000-04:002008-06-14T21:30:00.000-04:00Lovin' this post and the pics, especially of Brook...Lovin' this post and the pics, especially of Brooklyn pouting and remembering our last family trip to the zoo several years ago. My youngest (who is now 10)was a combination of Brooklyn and Clayton's personalities and was so disraught when we left the St Louis Zoo (on the very hottest day of the year, we nearly had the place to ourselves), she smacked her teenage sister across the face and left Heidi Pocketbookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312503490326882566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-38215459147351557502008-06-14T21:23:00.000-04:002008-06-14T21:23:00.000-04:00Lovely family. Looks like a fun day. I can't bel...Lovely family. Looks like a fun day. I can't believe I was reading the Labels, "rhino," "elephant," as though I were receiving additional information. It's a mom-thing. You've inspired me to take my kids to the zoo.Rosemary https://www.blogger.com/profile/16692521812525901895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-35423116658870167282008-06-14T19:39:00.000-04:002008-06-14T19:39:00.000-04:00Hello. Just blog surfing and thought I'd say hi. L...Hello. Just blog surfing and thought I'd say hi. Looks like fun! I need to take the kids to the zoo sometime.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-52390450216489579082008-06-14T19:22:00.000-04:002008-06-14T19:22:00.000-04:00Your kids are adorable! I, too, did the same thing...Your kids are adorable! I, too, did the same thing and vowed to be a "more fun" Mom this summer. Last year I was undergoing chemo and that stuff so couldn't do much! I have things planned I know that will shock them. But the best part is I know they will have fun and we will be making memories with my precious kids! Have a good weekend!Sharihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04554314908015066118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-3451050579387658392008-06-14T19:21:00.000-04:002008-06-14T19:21:00.000-04:00Today I saw a little girl, and thought, "She looks...Today I saw a little girl, and thought, "She looks really familiar."<BR/><BR/>It wasn't until 10 minutes had passed when I realized, "Wow, she looks just like Brooklyn."<BR/><BR/>Proof that doppelgangers exist? :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com