We get so many books as gifts. Personally, I think they are the best gifts. You can never have too many. And until my daughter is old enough to know better, board books are the absolute best. I can’t tell you how much tape I spent taping pages back into books that my daughter thought quite amusing to tear. As adults, we no longer tear pages, but I suggest, once in a blue moon, when the mood has got you, to tear pages. Wow, it feels good. Just another joy I learned from my child. Anyway, books are great.
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Books I Love & Hate | admin March 30, 2009 | 
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Today we had something very special planned for our daughter, the Albuquerque Zoo. Our daughter absolutely loves animals, can’t get enough. And, I can’t deny, we were pretty excited too. Unfortunately, we got off to a rough start. The accumulation of days on the road with poor sleep and a low fever from teething, had put her in a terrible mood and she ended up crying all the way there. Even when she drifted into a nap, she would awaken crying and calling, “MaaaMaaa,” every fifteen minutes or so making her very grumpy.
Elephants at the Zoo
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Travel | admin March 21, 2009 | Comments (0)
BAAAAA!
Though not well rested, we were determined to make up for the last two unproductive days with exciting activities. We began the morning (after the tedious process of loading everything back into the truck) at the New Mexico Heritage Farm and Museum. A large building complex and dairy farm with activities for adults and children. We breezed through the adult exhibits showing the history of agriculture in New Mexico while our daughter shouted out the animals and their sounds. We then proceeded to the Adventure Corral where our daughter continued to shout out the animals and their sounds. After that, we went to the barn where our daughter, yes, shouted out the animals and their sounds. All this farm fun culminated at the Discovery Garden where she played in the sand and let me pull her around in a wagon, very farm-like of us. She napped on our way over the Needle Mountains to White Sands National Monument. Read more »
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Travel | admin March 19, 2009 | Comments (2)
