Been there

Last week*, I went to the zoo with my brother and his family. It was a great time and I had a blast. I know I probably shouldn't, but I love zoos. I really love seeing how animals behave and putting the human spin on it.

Like the orangutans. First, can we talk about how adorable baby orangutans** are? SOOOO adorable! And then there was the mama orang. Baby is having a blast, playing and being adorable, but her? Not so much. She grabbed a sheet and threw it over herself, ghost-costume-esque, then grabbed an armful of straw and dumped it on her head. (Baby was a little sad about this, because some of it was his*** straw. But then he had fun dumping straw on his head, so he made the best of it). Everything about Mama was saying, "I just can't take today." And every adult watching was saying, "Yep. I've been there."****

It was the same with the bears, the peacock, the zebras, the otters. (Not the straw dumping. The "I can relate" and the "Let's make up what the animals are saying.") It's one of the best parts of the zoo. And I get that we are putting animals in an artificial habitat so that people can gawk at them, but I really love zoos.

Also, I remembered the hat lesson. There was this adorable***** stuffed sloth that was on sale. I was talking myself into being a responsible adult****** but then something kicked in and said, "Buy it!" Everyone else was getting a souvenir. So I bought it. And I haven't regretted it one bit.

*was it only last week? And has it really been an entire week? Time is weird.
**Does anyone know how this is pronounced for real? I'm so glad this is all written because I never know how to say orangutan.
***I have no idea if it was a he or she, but my impression based on nothing sound is he.
****The kids just thought it was hilarious.
*****Yes, I know. Everything was adorable.
******Always a mistake. Well, sometimes a mistake.