Our 4-H club went to the NC Zoo on Tuesday. It is a 3 hour drive for us and so we don't go often. We have had zoo memberships in other cities and loved going often, but here we have had to enjoy the whole day at the zoo and hope it lasts for a couple of years. We left the house at 7:30 and got back at 10:00 pm. It was 5 families with children ranging ages 2 to 15. The bear got about 10 feet away from us and I think he was begging for food. The giraffes were standing about 50 feet away eating from trees. And the monkeys, oh, we stayed there for a long time watching their antics. My favorite was when one walked up to another and gently took the other's arm. They looked like they were greeting each other and shaking hands, then suddenly the first one reached down and bit the other in the upper arm. Then off he ran and the other in full chase. They were just like children! Then I got home and hubby told me the fleas were back. He had gotten some stronger fogger this time, so yesterday we stayed out of the house the whole day and hopefully the buggers are gone for good. I think this was the first of the eggs hatching from earlier. It meant we packed up everything and had school at the library, ran errands, had outdoor recess with a friend, and then came home to air the house out for a while before we could come in. So I have had 2 days away from home and today I plan to stay right here!