I had a blast at the zoo!! The weather was great and the kids were very good except when we lost one, twice. Oh don't worry, although we felt like leaving her there, we didn't. We found her. The best part of the zoo was Sonya getting attacked by birds. They landed on her head and then on her shoulder. The look on her face was priceless. These birds are inside a huge walk in cage free to fly all throughout the cage. We bought some nectar to feed to the birds and we found out the hard way that it DOES attract the birds!!!! She tried to be brave but she just couldn't stand it. I laughed so hard. Also, one bird bit her. I thought she was going to kill that bird. She was DONE after that, she wanted to get out of that cage. I didn't love the birds landing on me either but I did ok. Their claws can hurt when they stand on your tender shoulders. They were bitting our hair, chewing on our hair barretts and pecked our heads, ears and everything. I think Sonya had 3 birds at one time land on her. At one point she started scraming, get them off of me. I wish we had had a camera. She was really funny. I laughed really hard. When they landed on me I kept saying oh my, oh my, oh oh, another one is on my head. They are hard to get out of your hair too. If one had pooped on me, that is what worried me, I think I would have died, actually the bird may have died. We didn't feed all the nectar to the birds, we put the cup on the bench and left. What a weird experience. I don't think I will ever go back inside that cage, I KNOW Sonya won't. She was traumatized. Has anyone ever seen the movie BIRDS by Alfred Hitchcock? Well, that is what it felt like.
Sonya, Lura asked me to ask you about the poem you wrote about her when she got her butt cut. I can just imagine. Please post that poem when you get the chance.
Well, I started my second job tonight. The students seemed pretty good. I had 10 students and turned down 5 more. I just can't keep track of 15 students. It is hard enough with 10. Lynda was supposed to be with me but she had a doctors appointment and couldn't help tonight. I hope these students stay as calm and nice as they seemed tonight. I have 7 students scheduled for Thursday night. We'll see how that goes.
I have the perfect gift for Sonya for Christmas, a bird.
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That would have been such a hoot! (pun intended!) I would have love to have seen the two of you re-enact the scene from The Birds! I am glad that you were not seiously injured, pooped on, eyes pecked out or anything like that! I am also glad that you found the lost child. Would they have done an amber alert on a 34 year old?
Hope the cooking school goes well. I will be there in spirit!!
I just love reading your blog. I can always be guaranteed a smile!!!! Thank you for consistantly brightening my days! You should really consider taking up writing for a living. I would buy everything you wrote!
Ryan loved feeding the birds. They didn't land on us though. that is funny!
Oh, I am terrified of birds!!! They creep me out sooo badly!! I would have lost all bodily functions inside that cage......oh just thinking about it makes me cringe!!! YIKES!!
Gosh, WHERE WAS THE CAMERA!!!???
Crys, you would have died, or as you say, lost all bodily functions, these birds were all over us. These ladies were there that were letting the birds get in their hair, nuts!!!
Amanda, thank you so much for your encouragment. I have wanted to write for years. I get siked and think I can do it and then I chicken out. I went on the internet a couple of times to find out how to get started but then again, chickened out. I don't have any confidence in myself about writing. It is something that I have wanted to try for a long time. I have read how writers are a dime a dozen and think there is no way I could ever do it. But honestly, it has been a secret dream of mine for a years.
I would love to write about my childhood because of the things I think that others could learn from it. ( It is not a pretty story) Actually, some of my childhood was good, like us attending the Salvation Army. I would love to tell others what the SA and God has done in my life, compared to the path any of us in my family could have followed from the way we were raised. Then I think, who would be interested in my childhood? Well, now you have me thinking about it again. The first copy will go to you, free of charge!!!
Aunt Debby, everytime I see Ginny I say how much she looks like joyce.....it's an amazing resemblence and their manerisms are the same too!
I would love to read about your childhood......it was learning things about my mother's childhood that allowed me to understand (not condone) but understand why she has done the things she has done to me.......it was her childhood that helped me to realize she was/is sick and it was not my fault.
I think it's extremely important to talk about your experiences with others, it does help us all learn from each other!!! I'd love to read it!
any story is owrth reading because God intends for us to share and teach others.
i wasn't even afraid of birds but those really bothered me.
You are pretty super!!!
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