Hopefully Back to "Normal"?

Jason made it through his first day back at work today. His co-workers and bosses were very glad to have him back, and gave him a fairly easy day without any major jobs. He did have some increased pain this afternoon, but remained at work. We are hoping and praying that this is just a temporary situation. He thought that he might have eaten something which upset his stomach (I never claimed to be a wonderful cook--lol).

We planned on him taking it easy this evening, but unfortunately, the brakes went out on Kerri's van today. With the snow/cold front moving in tomorrow, we didn't want to postpone dealing with this situation, so Jason is at Autozone right now getting new brakes :-( Fortunately, they are under warranty, so, other than the labor (provided by Jason, of course), they aren't costing anything.

Mommy and the kids enjoyed their afternoon at the zoo with Grammy. The weather was absolutely beautiful and there was hardly anyone else there!! We are so grateful to Grammy and Grandpa for our zoo pass, and we look forward to having many more zoo outings throughout the year. We also got to see many of the animals that usually stay hidden or indoors. It was sunny, yet cool, so perhaps that is the reason. Also, today, we got to use our digital camera which was a Christmas present from Kerri's brothers and sisters and their spouses this year. Once Kerri figures out how to get into the new millennium and use all of the features on her new camera, she will try to post some pictures.

"Eenie's" favorite part of the zoo was the snake house. Many of the snakes were quite active today, and, since the snake house wasn't crowded, we got to take our time and really study them in detail. "Meanie's" favorite part was looking at the "really, huge, long gigantic pythons and the anacondas". We teased him that he could bring the anaconda home for a pet and share his bed, if he wanted to. "Miney's" favorite part of the zoo was the elephants and the monkeys (although the only monkey she actually *saw* today was in the mirror ;-) We also enjoyed a spin on the merry-go-round and finished off our trip with a romp at the awesome park right inside the zoo entrance.