We then stayed at the Radisson down there that is by the Mall of America. They have on of the largest indoor water parks. That was loads of fun. Lots of great slides. The next day we had some time before her flight, so we spent time in the Mall, which Jenny enjoyed.
She is now back in Utah and will be heading to San Fransisco for school soon. Hopefully all goes well!
-Miranda
A gorilla.
A zebra and giraffe in nearby pens.
An orangutan.
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Yesterday I went outside to get the mail and noticed Curly in the flower garden. He had 2 baby Robins. One was clearly not doing well and going to die, the other one was sitting up with it's mouth open. So, I scooped that one up and tried to see if I could find its nest. Of course that was pretty futile, so I now felt responsible for it and took it inside.
I interned for a summer in an Avian Nursery at a wildlife rehab center, so I knew what the bird needed to live, but I didn't have what I needed. I made up a food slurry and used the heat pack to keep it warm. We then went to Mexican night. When we got back, instead of just one baby bird in the garden, there were two.... Apparently Curly went back to the nest and got the last sibling. :( I buried those two and proceeded to care for the one inside. It made it through the night, but ended up dying around 11am today.
Hopefully Curly won't make a habit of finding and raiding bird nests. I can't really blame him, but I hope he sticks to the rodents.
-Miranda
The baby bird.
The flowers Mary planted. I thought I would show how cute they look for something a little happier.
Here's the other side.
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Since we got home we have been not only working on the game, but working on getting the Toyota RV ready to go out on a trip. We had a lot of fun on our short adventure that we decided to go out this winter and head south, like some retired folks do.
The old RV is set up so nicely for us that we feel a bit sad letting it go, but with the problems we started having, we decided that it is time for that one to be put to bed. Since Joe went through a huge mess to get the Toyota RV, we decided it would be best to use it.So, Joe started by pulling everything out of the RV that we don't need. This mostly includes the bathroom. This not only lightens the RV some by getting rid of a bunch of that weight, but it also frees up that whole area for storage and a kitty play area. Hopefully we'll be able to get it all put together how we want in the next month.
-Miranda
Hopefully we didn't need any of this....
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We got to Grand Teton National Park with a forecast of isolated thunderstorms and showers for the next 2 weeks. It was pretty busy since it was Sat. so we decided to head to the nearby National Forest and find someplace to stay. We found a great place, not too far up the nearby mountain, but we have a great view. Unfortunately, it has been raining and cloudy most of the time.
We're spending Sunday working. The sun did come out, which is very nice. Hopefully it will be decent tomorrow since we plan on doing some hiking.
-Miranda
The campsite. Lucy and Curly out exploring.
;)
A picture of the mountains with the RV. The second pic was taken only a few hours later once the sun fought its way through the clouds. Click on it to make it bigger.
Another view of the mountains we can see from the 'office' window of the RV.
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We left the Grassland this morning and are in the Badlands now staying at the campground. The landscape is very neat. There was a nature trail that went through an area with gorgeous cedars. There are very noisy Meadowlarks all around the campground, which is neat, but might get old in the morning.
(DISCLAIMER: Stop reading if the thought of legless reptiles bothers you)
On my bathroom once we were in the campground, I came about a foot from stepping on a pretty decent sized snake. I just sidestepped it and kept on my way, then regretted not looking at it more closely since I don't even know if it was a rattler or not. It wasn't startled by my presence at all, which I guess was a good thing. We have been watching where we are walking very carefully now.
-Miranda
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