You Might Be Crazy If...........

You Go To The Zoo

During Spring Break!

I went to Birmingham last Friday to keep Lawson

Courtney had conference calls beginning at 11:00

and

Dave had two workers helping him with

the landscaping job he is doing

I got there at 11:10 and Lawson and I went to

Sam's to pick up a few items.

Do you ever eat at Sam's?

The cheapest lunch ever

Big hot dog, a hot pretzel, a big bag of chips and a very large drink

that Law shared with me

$3.86

We left Sam's and headed to 280 toward the Zoo

I should have known that it would be bad when

it took 5 minutes to merge into the traffic heading to

the Zoo

As we turned left I saw people parked on both sides of the road

all the way to the stop light!

Crazy me

I made it to the gate and after waiting for the man directing traffic

I turned into the Zoo

That was when I realized that I was out of gas.....

on fumes actually

It was so crowded and slow that I was picturing

getting stoned as my car , finally completely out of gas,

stopped and caused a traffic jam that would be

on the front page of The Birmingham News

I decided to try to get back out on the road and go

get some gas

that is when it really got interesting

I got caught in a line of big SUVs

(don't forget that the Obama is at the car doctor

getting over a bad case of DEER)

So, I was one of those big SUVs

We could not get out!

It was getting ugly

I turned the air conditioning off

to save gas???

and rolled down the windows

It was so bad that at one point

Lawson asked me

"what is all that yelling!"

Finally, a zoo worker stopped traffic and got us all out

Back on the road I went and got some gas

The whole time Lawson is saying

I WANT TO GO TO THE ZOO

So......

We went back to the zoo

I mean

what is a MeMe to do

and yes, I went right back and turned into the Zoo to

try to park

at least I wouldn't run out of gas

Luckily, this time I found a parking spot

but not before I thought I was going to

have to fight over it

We unloaded and got the stroller

Lawson hates the stroller but it is good to have to carry purses etc.

and headed to the gate

NO, this can't be

six lines, all the way to the parking lot,

to get in the gate

and it is already 2:00 PM

so

we got in line

but finally

something went right

maybe the only thing all day

a Zoo worker came out and said if you were a member

to show her your card and go in

Guess what

we are members.....YEA

So

we get in the gate

we are already tired and hot

Lawson asks for a Popsicle

I say okay...he has really been good during all of this

We go in the souvenir shop to get a Rocket Ice Pop

no Rocket Ice Pops...all gone

They say...check the concession stand outside

So....we get in line at the concession stand

stand there a while

We are next

I go to get my money out of my purse

What is this......No Money

That can't be...but it is

so I get out my debit card

don't take debit cards or credit cards

Have to tell Lawson we can't get a Rocket Pop

not pretty

So.....

I say...let's go to the snack bar (I know they take a credit card) and see if we can get a

Rocket Pop

Keep in mind that we have not seen any animals yet

We get to the snack bar

a line out the door

it would have taken at least an hour

to get a Rocket Pop

I break the news to Lawson

he did not take it well..to say the least

As I was contemplating begging for some money

I saw the water play pad

Look Lawson

and that took care of the problem

We didn't see a single animal that day

or

get a Rocket Pop

but.....

Law had a good time!