Wow! I did not do a very good job of posting what I am thankful for every day of November, did I?
Today was a fun day for Haley.
Her Big Sis got to work at the Zoo again. She is currently working the "Winter Program" of the ZooTeens. I was not able to drive Haley's Big Sis to the Zoo today, I had another commitment, so I asked her Dad to do it. I also asked him to do something else. Knowing Haley I knew that she and her Dad would have a BAD day if she didn't get to go to the Zoo too, so I asked him if he could take her to the Zoo.
I figured that he could drop her Big Sis off and then take Haley to the Zoo for three hours and then bring them both home. Easy Peasy.
As it turned out they did that and then they had lunch and then they went to the Apple store and then they went to Starbucks. So it was a pretty GOOD day. Haley was very happy when they got home. She was happy to tell me that they saw Tigers and Giraffes and Sea Otters. She also told me that they had lunch and that she had Orange Pop. After she was home for a while she brought me her empty Starbucks cup and told me that she had "strawberries," which is a Grande Soy Strawberries and Cream Frappuccino, which is her normal drink at Starbucks.
She has told me multiple times that she had a "fun day." I asked her if she had told her Dad "Thank you," which she immediately did.
Her Dad told me that it was by far the best Zoo trip he had ever taken her on. She was happy to walk around the Zoo and look at the signs and talk about the animals. He said that she didn't focus on the next animal like she usually does. She didn't go ballistic when he told her that the train wasn't running. About fifteen minutes before her sister's shift was done he suggested that they go to the Gift Shop. She walked around and looked at things and then when her sister texted and said that she was done they met and had lunch together.
So, the trend continues that she is maturing and is a pleasure to be around.
Yes, I am thankful for that, and so is her Dad.
