Can you spot the wild animals?

Hello from Texas! Mom, Natalie and I decided to take a quick trip to Killeen to see Melissa and the girls. We just didn't have quite enough fun at Christmas, so we extended it a bit. As usual, we took a vacation in a vacation, and went down to San Antonio for a couple days. On the way down, we stopped at the natural caverns Wildlife Preserve. I'm not sure you could call the animals "wild", as they all seemed very well trained and domesticated. But the adventure was definitely wild. If it wasn't a seriously disturbed Ostrich who decided to try and peck out our window, it was an entire herd of zebra not only trying to eat our food, but actually trying to get in our car and escape the preserve.



Watusi. These things scared us all with their huge horns...but they were way more docile than the Ostriches

He can't keep his eyes open for the camera either!!

He really loved Melissa

We literally got the window up with no seconds to spare. He almost pecked our eyes out

Another one who we tried not to let in. He was really sweet, but those horns are just not safe inside a minivan!

The zebras were my favorite part...they really really loved us...all of us. They smiled, ate, and even tried to share their own food with us!



Can you see the stripes inside his mouth??

Hey - do I have something in my teeth? Are there any teeth that don't have something in them?

This guy was extra anxious for some food. We slipped a bit out the crack in the window, but first he ate the sticker right off the car window. He tried to eat the fingers off the girls...but alas...the window was just a little too strong to peck through!




After we drove through the preserve, the kids became part of the preserve - they look as wild as the goats, don't you think?




These are the wild animals we decided to bring home with us!

One more time through the park...this little guy just had to say goodbye!

Do you love the Dentist as much as me??

So - I went to the dentist today. I really don't like the dentist. I always stress out a lot before I go....I was extra worried today though b/c I've had some sinus headaches and my ears hurt sometimes (from swimming) and sometimes I can't tell if it's my teeth or just my ears/sinuses.

Anyway - no cavities (YAY!). But he did inform me that it was his opinion that my tonsils were enlarged and should be removed...in fact should have been when I was little b/c it's obvious they've had tons of infections etc. I do get sore throats a lot. Well apprently when you get your tonsils out as and older person (meaning less than 16ish) it really really really hurts. Like you have to take a week off work to get better! HUH??? So I called my mom to blame her since she was around when I was little. She said my family doctor really wanted my tonsils out, but he referred my mom to an Ear nose and throat specialist and back then, you had to have documented cases of infections. And for the first time in my 5 or 6 years of life - I didn't get sick once that whole year!!! WHAT?? So he refused to take them out and I guess I was forgotten after that. So now I have to decide what to do. On the one hand, I think getting them out would help a lot b/c I do get sore throats a bunch. On the other hand, I've never had surgery except my wisdom teeth and I've never been to the hospital except to visit. I get sick when I get put under (at least from my wisdom teeth experience) and I really don't like being in pain. So I could avoid the issue (I'm really good at avoiding) or I could schedule an appt and just see. But see I hate doctors as much as dentists. I never go unless I absolutely have to - and that isn't very often. I just don't get sick (except the little things, and other than getting ear drops, I usually ignore anything else like sore throats etc.)
So...that's my dentist story...and I'm sticking to it. or not. i really hope not.

Simpsonizing

Ok - everyone should know that I'll be guest starring in an upcoming Episode of The Simpson's. As myself. Obviously. Yes - I am just that cool! And Emily is co-starring as Bart's new love interest!