Lake Tobias

This week we chose one of the hottest days of the year and headed to Lake Tobias

                   For $12 each you get to ride in a cut off school bus (that is the roof is cut off) and see
                  animals roaming...and feed them approved crackers and popcorn.  We saw bison,

                                    and many types of deer, unusual cattle and flightless birds

                               Shekinah enjoyed it and wanted to go on the bus again.

                                          Instead we watched the baboons, lazy lions, pacing cats and sleepy zebras

                                       The only hungry animals in the petting zoo were the camels

                                       The snakes had her fascinated and repelled at the same time

She did decide to touch one after all.

                                      We splurged and bought .50 ice pops

                We did stop at McD's for ice cream cones BUT they were out of cones, so we settled for sundaes...eaten with a spoon...then we wanted sodas BUT they were out of fizzy water so we got flat funny tasting cokes.

Today I found out that my 'quilt lady's" husband passed away, Monday. They are Amish so the viewing was today and the funeral tomorrow. Listening to grandma talk to all the Amish people in Dutch has inspired Joseph to try to learn Dutch...we got as far as "Vass iss die na"   "mom how do you say it?"