Florida Vacation Part Two

Now that my computer is working again I am going to try to get caught up with our Florida vacation.  It is Wednesday night as I type this but I am going to try to recall the events of Monday. Hopefully, my memory will not fail me. On Monday the forecast called for rain and clouds in the morning so we decided to skip the beach and head down to Sarasota to visit the Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium. The Mote Aquarium opened in 1980 to showcase ground-breaking marine research…

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#WordlessWednesday with #linky on a Tuesday – Florida Vacation

Wordless Wednesday is live on thehealthymoms.net and talbertzoo.com. Link up to your Wordless Wednesday post. This is going to be a not so Wordless Wednesday today.  We are on vacation in Florida this week and I promised all my readers that I would update Talbert Zoo each day with our adventures. I was able to write my Florida Vacation Part One post. But, last night my computer decided it didn’t want to work correctly. I turned it on and it was stuck on an update. I didn’t want to stay…

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#WordlessWednesday with #linky on a Tuesday – Playing at the Park

Wordless Wednesday is live on thehealthymoms.net and talbertzoo.com. Link up to your Wordless Wednesday post.We found a brand new park this weekend and took advantage of the beautiful weather to go there to play. It is called the Crystal Castle Playground and Splash Pad. The Splash Pad opens on Memorial Day weekend. My kids are looking forward to playing in the splash pad when it opens up.  Visit these great blogs where Talbert Zoo links up each week. Rules of this #BlogHop Place my button on your blog so I…

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#WordlessWednesday with #linky on a Tuesday – Early Spring

Wordless Wednesday is live on thehealthymoms.net and talbertzoo.com. Link up to your Wordless Wednesday post.Little Bear and I welcomed spring this morning by watching the melting snow and splashing in puddles.  Today the high in Chicago is supposed to get up to 55 degrees F. It hasn’t been this warm since November 11, 2014.   Visit these great blogs where Talbert Zoo links up each week. Rules of this #BlogHop Place my button on your blog so I know that you are linking up here. Add your Wordless Wednesday Link…

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#WordlessWednesday with #linky on a Tuesday – Sibling Love

Wordless Wednesday is live on thehealthymoms.net and talbertzoo.com. Link up to your Wordless Wednesday post.When I asked Kitty and Parrot to pose for a photo this is what they came up with. Rules of this #BlogHop Place my button on your blog so I know that you are linking up here. Add your Wordless Wednesday Link Leave me a comment so I can visit your blog. Visit the other blogs linking up. An InLinkz Link-up Virbac CET Enzymatic Toothpaste| Eliminates Bad Breath by Removing Plaque & Tartar Buildup | Best…

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#WordlessWednesday with #linky on a Tuesday – The Many Faces of Kitty

Wordless Wednesday is live on thehealthymoms.net and talbertzoo.com. Link up to your Wordless Wednesday post.This morning I realized that I didn’t have any good photos on my phone for Wordless Wednesday this week. So, I told my nine-year-old to pose for some pictures.  In her cute, creative and entertaining way she came up with this. Rules of this #BlogHop Place my button on your blog so I know that you are linking up here. Add your Wordless Wednesday Link Leave me a comment so I can visit your blog. Visit…

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#WordlessWednesday with #linky on a Tuesday – Valentine Cookies

Wordless Wednesday is live on thehealthymoms.net and talbertzoo.com. Link up to your Wordless Wednesday post.I know Valentine’s Day has come and gone but I thought I would share some cookies that I made for the parish pot luck this past Sunday.  I love baking and these turned out pretty good. Do you make any special treats for your kids for Valentine’s Day? Rules of this #BlogHop Place my button on your blog so I know that you are linking up here. Add your Wordless Wednesday Link Leave me a comment…

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Our Week in a Nutshell

Here I am sitting at the counter with my laptop and empty container where my salad for lunch once was. I have realized that I haven’t written much here lately so I must get a post up before it’s time to pick up the kids from school.  It is exactly 1:56pm and I leave at precisely 2:25 in order to get to the school an hour before the kids get out.  I need to be there an hour before the day ends otherwise I will be parked blocks down the…

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#WordlessWednesday with #linky on a Tuesday – Sledding Videos

Wordless Wednesday is live on thehealthymoms.net and talbertzoo.com. Link up to your Wordless Wednesday post. We took the kids sledding on Sunday and I managed to capture each of the younger ones on video.  Have you taken your kids sledding this year? Rules of this #BlogHop Place my button on your blog so I know that you are linking up here. Add your Wordless Wednesday Link Leave me a comment so I can visit your blog. Visit the other blogs linking up. An InLinkz Link-up Temptations Classic Crunchy and Soft…

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Kitty’s Birthday in Photos

I’m sorry I haven’t updated this blog that often this month. February has had a busy start for the Talbert Zoo and I’ve fallen behind on my posts. Kitty turned nine on January 31 and we had a huge party over here for her. I’m not going to share the photos from the party because we had about 20 kids over here. In order to protect the identities of the other children it will take me a long, long time to edit all the faces in those photos. Instead I…

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