And the crazy adventures continue!
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After a crazy three weeks of holiday festivities and entertaining the dust is finally starting to settle. The tree has been taken down, the decorations are put away for another year and Chalk has his food dish returned to it's rightful place. As he is presently reminding me that it is dinner time I can safely say that things are getting back to normal.
We had a lovely visit with our friends from overseas as well as local friends who we do not see very often. For a brief run down of events...
Tape is a wonderful thing! From wrapping presents to preventing toddlers from making long distance calls to making the microwave easier to use, tape has played a larger role than usual this year. It's a good thing I stock lots of it!
Chalk is still working out the delicate balance needed with toddlers. When is it good to stand your fuzzy ground vs. when is it good to keep your ears, tail and toes free from harm? Overall he did well and I'm happy to say there was no claws involved. Teeth? Yes, in a gentle way that did not leave a physical mark but allowed clear and definite communication.
Christmas gatherings with friends and family made up the bulk of the visit when the boyfriend and I were not working. Of course a stroll through Zoolights was in order and despite the cold the numerous fire pits and interesting people resulted in a good time had by all. We even managed to spend some time at Heritage Park for "Once Upon a Christmas".
I enjoyed a lovely production of the Nutcracker with one of my friends on Boxing Day, which I think is a much better way to spend the day then to fight the crowds at the malls. Thanks dear!
We had a lovely visit with our friends from overseas as well as local friends who we do not see very often. For a brief run down of events...
Tape is a wonderful thing! From wrapping presents to preventing toddlers from making long distance calls to making the microwave easier to use, tape has played a larger role than usual this year. It's a good thing I stock lots of it!
Chalk is still working out the delicate balance needed with toddlers. When is it good to stand your fuzzy ground vs. when is it good to keep your ears, tail and toes free from harm? Overall he did well and I'm happy to say there was no claws involved. Teeth? Yes, in a gentle way that did not leave a physical mark but allowed clear and definite communication.
Christmas gatherings with friends and family made up the bulk of the visit when the boyfriend and I were not working. Of course a stroll through Zoolights was in order and despite the cold the numerous fire pits and interesting people resulted in a good time had by all. We even managed to spend some time at Heritage Park for "Once Upon a Christmas".
I enjoyed a lovely production of the Nutcracker with one of my friends on Boxing Day, which I think is a much better way to spend the day then to fight the crowds at the malls. Thanks dear!
And in keeping promises made in the summer we ventured back to Canada Olympic Park for the bobsleigh run. We received t-shirts that read: "60 seconds you will talk about for the rest of your life" and as my friend remarked, "I earned every fiber of this shirt!!!" For those of you who love roller coasters, I would definitely recommend riding in a bobsled but be warned, this is an intense experience. It is rough, loud, and chances are good you will feel like a bobble head doll slapped upside the head. Our time from start to finish was 61.35 seconds. The gold medal times on this track in 1988 work out to roughly 3-4 seconds faster. Our speed reached 116.75 km per hour and we experienced up to 5 G's in the corners. It was not until the next day that my neck and upper back muscles told me how they really felt about this but my one friend was decidedly green at the end of the track. The overall consensus, we did it and we are glad we did - but next time we will probably choose skydiving instead!
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