A change of plans

We have a tradition on every first Wednesday of the month to go to the zoo. It's free day for all San Francisco residents so I pack up the kids and make the 25-30 minute drive. Since it's so far away I've never been inclined to get a zoo pass. Once a month is generally good for us. We've had many, many great times at the zoo. We love seeing all the animals, petting the sheep and goats in the family zoo, playing on the playground, and of course riding the Little Puffer and carousel.







So you can imagine my children's dismay when we arrived last Wednesday to the zoo without my wallet! You need photo id and a sf resident address to get in free. We were only planning to stay an hour since we had to rush up to Walnut Creek to sign the papers for our home so going home to get the said wallet wasn't an option. The worst part was that I didn't realize I forgot my wallet until after the kids were already in the stroller ready to go to the gates. (Well, it could have been worse - we could have realized it AFTER we got to the gate.) So with weeping and wailing from my kids I apologized profusely about forgetting our "ticket" to get in and we headed to the beach. For those of you not familiar with the SF Zoo, it is located right next to Ocean Beach along the coastline. Sarah wasn't happy about the change. She wanted to see Jack and Max and Kenzie (even though I had told her that those friends wouldn't be joining us at the zoo because they had moved far, far away).

However, once I pulled up to the beach and we got out to play and run on the beach things were good. I'm glad children are so flexible! We had a great half-hour at the beach before heading back home to get my wallet - I needed it not only for driving, but for our house signing. Now that would have made ME cry if I forgot my drivers license for that significant event! (Oh, by the way, my wallet usually stays in my diaper bag, but the night before I had moved it to my purse for a meeting and didn't transfer it back - unfortunately.)

Here's how much fun we had!! Sarah and I built a sand castle while William kicked a ball all around us. We only had to reign him in a couple of times and luckily he didn't want to get too close to the water. We had a blast and I was forgiven for forgetting our "zoo ticket."



Oh and we get our keys TODAY for our new home. Can't wait!