Mama On The Move

We were very excited about having our family come visit us.  However, Mother Nature was feeling moody and caused all sorts of strife. Kerry's family was able to drive out the morning before the snow hit.  My mother and sister were supposed to fly out the following morning but we found out we were supposed to have extremely heavy snow.  We were concerned about our ability to get them to the airport which is about 30 minutes away.  We wound up taking them to a motel near the airport where they could get a shuttle the next morning to make their flight. Thank goodness we did.  The snow came down all night and we never would have been able to get our of our neighborhood, let alone to the airport.  But because of our strategic planning, they were able to make it on their flight (after watching the plane be de-iced twice and watching dump trucks cart away snow). Unfortunately, the rest of us were stuck at home in "near-blizzard" conditions.   ...

This made me laugh - Ben's girlfriend posted on Facebook: Why do so many men feel like they need a "man cave"?  What about working women?  I want a cave. Her father responded: I don't need a cave, the world is my playground. Ben then responded: I take my manliness with me everywhere, rendering the cave unnecessary.

Remember when I said Ben's girlfriend was in Argentina petting lions and tigers and bears? I was kidding. There were no bears. At least, there are no pictures of bears. But there is definitely a picture of a lion cub. And a camel. And an elephant.  Have I ever mentioned that elephants are my favorite land animal?   They are.   I love elephants.  I think they are so cool.  I've always wanted a coffee table book about elephants.  I love to watch specials on TV about elephants.  Elephants are cooler than bow ties and fez's. When we go to the zoo, they always have a couple of fences between us and the elephants so no one can get close enough to touch the elephant and possibly get injured. Apparently zoos in Argentina are different. Very different. Very, very, very different. Can you imagine being allowed in the cage with a lion or a tiger in America?  Tha...