The word of the day for July 2, 2007 is "adventure" - noun 1 a : an undertaking usually involving danger and unknown risks b : the encountering of risks <the spirit of adventure>. 2 : an exciting or remarkable experience <an adventure in exotic dining>. 3 : an enterprise involving financial risk.
We took our granddaughter to Rolling Hills Adventure for her half-birthday. Like Queen Elizabeth, Caitlin has an inconvenient true birthday, so we celebrate in late June or early July. Naturally, we had to invite siblings and parents and grandparents. Except for my husband, everyone agreed that the zoo part was plenty to do. Thus Lloyd and I with our daughters, Cybil and Claudia, went through the natural history museum while the rest of them walked through the rest of the zoo.
Caitlin decided that the first card she opened said that she was to see the giraffe. So after she opened all her presents, everyone walked off to see the animals. Those of us who were waiting for latecomers rode the tram later and caught up with the others at the anteaters. When we got to the giraffes it was feeding time. Grandma Jenny wanted Caitlin to feed the giraffe, but I was busy getting lemonade, so I don't know if she did. Anyway, she also got a giraffe mother and baby stuffed animal pair from the gift shop, so she was happy for that.
The quote for the day is from Helen Keller (1880 - 1968):
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Security does not exist in nature,
nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no
safer in the long run than exposure.
;^) Jan
1 comment:
Hi Jan, so glad to see you back. I was wondering if anything had happened...other of course than not getting the use of the office PC. Do you have one at home? The word Adventure was a good one for todays episode. I bet you all had a fab. time at the Zoo. Mary and I are away on Safari to South Africa in Sept. so hope to see close up giraffes (Mary's favourite she too has stuffed ones all sizes and wooden ones !!) Me I especially want to see the Elephants. Keep well Love Sybil xx
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