Tonya and PQBON's WebLog

Moved...

Our move is more or less done. Just about everything going into storage is in storage. Just about everything that is being unpacked is unpacked. Some stuff has even been put away.

In the 90 - 110 degree heat this past week I have really really missed the Bay Area. Katie does not miss the bay area. She gets up every morning at between 6am and 7:30am saying: downstairs and Oma. She really really wants to go downstairs and see my mother. This is much earlier then she used to get up at 8am to 9am. We miss those days.

I have been off work this past week. In this week we did some family activities. We took Katie to Old Sacramento and the Train Museum. It was fun and I got lots of picture of the trains. Tonya fell in love with some of the old rail road china they had on display in a real railway dining car. Katie was a little intimidated by the size of the trains. She liked them but didn't want to get too close and it was a little challenging to get her to go inside them. She really enjoyed the upstairs where they have Lionel toy trains and wooden tracks and trains (Thomas the tank engine trains) for kids to play with.

We also took Katie to the Folsom Zoo. The Folsom Zoo is not quite a normal zoo. However, I don't mean that it doesn't have some major exhibits (it has very large tigers and bears and wolves). It is different because is an animal rescue center. All the animals on exhibit have been rescued from either certain death as young abandoned animal, from injuries, or as neglected "pets". For a small zoo in a small town it is a pretty good little zoo. The Folsom Zoo also has the last 12" gage steam locomotive in commercial operation. For a few bucks you can ride the miniature steam train on a loop of 12" wide track. Katie wasn't really thrilled and the whistle scared her. However, she and I rode the train for 1 loop. Tonya thinks Katie will do better next time as Katie is often a little scared for new experiences like amusement park rides.

Tomorrow I start back at work. I have to unpack my new office and setup all my gear. Later tonight I'm going to finally get around to checking my work email. I have been too busy and tired to check it most of the week.