Everything Old Is New Again

During our final days of packing before the big move, I suggested to my daughters that we make a trip to the local zoo.

When they were little girls, I took them frequently.

Back in those days, a day at the zoo cured everything, and had the ability to make nap time appear a welcome opportunity rather than a chore.

I even have pictures of Miss Jessica pushing her baby sister in a rented zoo stroller...

But this time, even Jessica's best friend's son was too big for a stroller.

And the lone man that was brave enough to accompany all us girls
was my youngest daughter's fiance'.

Proceed With Caution

Women, being tuned in to the more cautious (and more creative) right brain, are more reluctant to do something unless they're sure they're going to get it right.

Here's how one neuropsychiatrist put it: Think of a man as carrying a quiverfull of arrows. When he spies a target, he lets fly with the whole caboodle.

This is my contribution to the book meme, sent to me by my pal Anna.
The rules are as follows:

1. Pick up the nearest book (of at least 123 pages)
2. Open the book to page 123
3. Find the 5th sentence
4. Post the next three sentences
5. Tag 5 people

I'm tagging: Linda, my gardening pal, Hoss, blackbird, cce, and Jen.

If those three sentences have you a bit interested, here's the book: