Company and I spent several hours at the park. We rode the Looff Carousel (opened July 18, 1909), slid down the ultra-huge Red Rider wagon slide, had lunch, and survived the Stink Eye (from Stinky Pants). We were going to ride the gondola over the river and water fall, but the temperature inside the cabin was 100 degrees F. Decided against that roasting.
Riding
Hot buns
Not hot for the rider
Garbage-eating Goat
Thank you Spokane
So tomorrow company leaves and I go back to work-work (not working at housecleaning).
Today was all about having fun with company. The Mom (daughter of old college friends; yes, I said old); her two daughters: MickeyD (age 8 ) and Stinky Pants (pertaining to her attitude, age 3).
First, we went to an animal sanctuary which rescues and houses rejected big cats and other wild animals. They also train zoo keepers. The big lion, Sambo, was one of the MGM movie lions, appeared in a few commercials, and is quite the character. Visitors can actually feed them. From this video, you can see that every precaution is taken to protect the feeder so they don’t become the food.
Twelve years ago, last January, four little tigers were born. Two months later they were introduced to visitors at the animal sanctuary. I attended a birthday party for my daughter’s friend and we all got to pet these little 2-month old tiger cubs. Three out of those four cubs have survived and are still at the sanctuary. Here is Xena, the only girl, and definitely the boss over her two brothers.
Xena the bengal tiger
Now the girls (MickeyD and Stinky Pants) rode the panther. Not real of course, but as close as they are going to come to a big cat.
Panther girls
Afterwards, we decided to go pick strawberries. Obviously, some people pick more than others.
Mom and Daughter
Stinky Pants and the Berry
MickeyD picking
Looked at how many I picked!
Exhausted, we all took naps (except MickeyD) when we got home.
As part of my housecleaning, my daughter is getting rid of her Beanie Babies. So I let MickeyD and Stinky Pants pick through them and see what they wanted. This little snippet is typical of 3-year-old behavior. Watch when Stinky Pants finds a seal and a manatee, decides which one to keep, and then the final decision.
And to top it off, we had pizza for dinner. Now that is a fun day!!!!
