Week in Review

Another week has zipped right on by. On Monday morning, Jim, Jacob, and I dropped Adam off at the airport for his return flight to Denver. We then drove to the Detroit Zoo where we met Nancy, Carey, Barb, Abey, and Josh. We all stayed for hours and I am happy to report that a lot of animals were actually up and active, which seems to be an unusual occurrence whenever I visit a zoo. Early Tuesday, I brought Jim to the airport so he could catch a plane back to Houston. Naturally, his flight was delayed, and, as a result, he was late to work. There was also a small earthquake on Tuesday that was felt by lots of people in Michigan, but not by anyone that I know. On Wednesday, there were severe storms around town. Thursday morning, Jake and I had to wake up at 6:10 so he could get to the 9th grade high school orientation at 6:45. In addition, he had his dyslexia tutoring in the afternoon and managed to stay awake despite getting very little sleep the night before. On Friday, we rolled out of bed at 6:30 a.m. in order to get to the high school for Jacob's 7:30 time slot to pick up his fall schedule. (Whose great idea was it, anyway, to make teenagers and their parents rise at such horribly early hours during summer vacation? Bad idea. Yawn.) This afternoon, Jacob, Nancy, Steve, Richie, and I tried our luck at our local 9-hole Disc Golf Course. Steve was the victor and we had a lot of fun until the mosquitoes began swarming us around the 7th hole, forcing us to spend more time swatting them than throwing our frisbees. I talked to Jim a few times today and felt sorry for him in Texas, as the high temperature there reached 109 steaming-hot degrees. Geez. I am now watching the Weather Channel to keep tabs on Hurricane Irene, as we have nine family members in the path of the storm. Hope everyone stays safe and dry!

Abey and Josh popped their heads up to get a close up view of the prairie dogs at the zoo.

This guy - or gal - amused me. Can't remember if it was a gorilla or an ape or a baboon.