Phoenix Zoo

I took the boys to the zoo today with some of my friends and their kids. I'm sure you're expecting to write how we had such a great time and how Christopher saw a ton of animals (...) Well, the least I can say is that the trip didn't quite go as planned. Here's how our day went (in chronological order):

1. Get to Rachael's house 30 minutes late (well, I'm usually late, so that's no biggy).

2. Drive to the zoo.

3. Get flashed by a dumb speeding camera on the way (and I couldn't even hope it was the person in front of me that got flashed because I was following my good friend Dana).

4. Pull over into a restaurant area because Christopher puked all over himself.

5. Clean the HUGE STINKY mess with no more than 10 baby wipes.

6. Get to the zoo and buy Christopher a t-shirt, since the kid is roaming around in just diapers.

7. Enjoy a total of 3 animals at the zoo because it's too hot to go any further. (We are approaching the end of September and still dealing with weather over 100 degrees in Phoenix. Does it ever cool down here?)

8. Walk to my car, load up the kids, put away stroller and bag, turn on the car. Oh no, my car won't turn on!!! Can it seriously get any worse?!

9. Have my friend help jump-start my car (thank goodness it was the battery or I would have laid in the parking lot crying at this point).

10. Finally, arrive home safely (to find 5 cop cars in front of my neighbor's house. Man if they were in front of my house I'm not quite sure what I would have done).

I think I'll stay home for the rest of the day and wait for my "little" dark cloud to pass over. I need to go grocery shopping, but I'm pretty sure that can wait until tomorrow!!

Hope your day is going a little better.