Fowl smells & Fish and the Zoo

These 2 don't really go together... well, sometimes they do, but it's what my post is about today. We laid to rest the 2nd of our two fish that the kids got for Easter last year. Nemo, the beloved goldfish, was flushed down the toilet on Monday evening. As we flushed him, Chandler said, "that makes me want to throw up". However, a new fish was purchased by Daddy about a month ago because he felt Nemo needed a friend. Whether Nemo died of old age, toxic water (the tank rarely gets cleaned), a fungus.. who knows, I am waiting for this new fish, oddly named Yogurt, to kick the bucket as well. I'll admit it now, it was my idea for a fish tank and a bad idea at that. The boys really wanted a pet (fish seemed to be the easiest to take care of) and I don't care to have one because I have enough to care of.

So for the fowl smell. For about a week now I can't pin it down. It's in the kitchen & sometimes I smell it & sometimes I don't. Everytime I do smell it, it's around the sink. Hmmmm....I really hope something funky is not stuck in the drain. For now, it's an ongoing investigation. I'll keep you posted.

We went to the Hollywild Zoo today in Inman, SC. We went with some friends. It was fun. We've been before but it's been about 3 years. This is a picture of Chandler, Carter & Peyton with a brown bear in the background. All of the animals are really close. The best part is the safari ride. You ride this big school bus with the sides cut out & feed the animals. The animals come right up to the sides & eat off the ledge. Mostly we saw deer... a lot of deer & lots of baby deer. All the little ones laying on the ground in this picture are babies. I sat down to nurse Kensley at one of the picnic shelters & a peacock came & jumped up on the table I was sitting at.