http://babble.com/CS/blogs/straightfromthebottle/archive/2007/09/21/talking-to-elephants.aspxOne of the great probably not-so-secret secrets to enjoying parenthood is to ENJOY parenthood ie: do enjoyable stuff. As much enjoyable stuff as you can possibly do. I have resigned myself to the fact that I cannot put in a decent work day or get muchenCommunityServer 2007.1 (Build: 20910.1126)http://babble.com/CS/blogs/straightfromthebottle/archive/2007/09/21/talking-to-elephants.aspx#42691Sat, 29 Sep 2007 00:50:33 GMT42a08a39-daf3-4129-8a63-8a27b879cc03:42691Roper<p>I can't WAIT until my kiddos are actually mature and conscious enough to appreciate excellent adventures like this. What fun.</p> <img src="http://babble.com/CS/aggbug.aspx?PostID=42691" width="1" height="1">http://babble.com/CS/blogs/straightfromthebottle/archive/2007/09/21/talking-to-elephants.aspx#41867Mon, 24 Sep 2007 20:47:55 GMT42a08a39-daf3-4129-8a63-8a27b879cc03:41867Bill<p>I was out of work last year so I got to spend outrageous amounts of adventure time with Jack. Now that I’m working again though the quality time I get with my boys is in the morning when my youngest son chews on an upright Bissell with a low-carpet setting and the eldest uses the potty during my wash, rinse and repeat cycle. In the evening Kathleen and I sprawl exhausted on the kitchen linoleum as Adam hums a vibrating rendition of Camptown Races into a kazoo and Jack dangles from the crown molding like Tom Cruise on a rock face in Mission Impossible 2, minus the extreme Scientology and Katie Holmes brainwashing. Oh, de doo-da day. I miss those lazy days of parks and museums and mini-golf and eating lunch at the beach .... I'd give anything to have them back</p> <img src="http://babble.com/CS/aggbug.aspx?PostID=41867" width="1" height="1">http://babble.com/CS/blogs/straightfromthebottle/archive/2007/09/21/talking-to-elephants.aspx#41813Mon, 24 Sep 2007 17:02:45 GMT42a08a39-daf3-4129-8a63-8a27b879cc03:41813GirlsGoneChild<p>Ack! It's so much fun! But take advantage of that eensy meensie time to go shopping! And lunching! And bookstore-browsing. I miss those days. Sigh...</p> <p>As for the Marionette Theatre... Totally forgot about that! Next on my list for sure. </p> <img src="http://babble.com/CS/aggbug.aspx?PostID=41813" width="1" height="1">http://babble.com/CS/blogs/straightfromthebottle/archive/2007/09/21/talking-to-elephants.aspx#41750Mon, 24 Sep 2007 14:05:46 GMT42a08a39-daf3-4129-8a63-8a27b879cc03:41750amanda<p>I cannot wait to do stuff like this with my daughter. Right now she's only nine weeks old, so she doesn't have much appreciation for adventures (hell, I'm just glad she's sleeping in her crib right now instead of her car seat -that's enough of an adventure for now!) but I truly look forward to all the stuff you're talking about.</p> <img src="http://babble.com/CS/aggbug.aspx?PostID=41750" width="1" height="1">http://babble.com/CS/blogs/straightfromthebottle/archive/2007/09/21/talking-to-elephants.aspx#41598Sun, 23 Sep 2007 02:33:01 GMT42a08a39-daf3-4129-8a63-8a27b879cc03:41598nancyt<p>It is fun, especially seeing old things new again with fresh eyes. I must have been to our zoo a cajillion times before this summer, but taking my son for the first time made it an exciting adventure again. Time is really precious. Enjoy!</p> <img src="http://babble.com/CS/aggbug.aspx?PostID=41598" width="1" height="1">http://babble.com/CS/blogs/straightfromthebottle/archive/2007/09/21/talking-to-elephants.aspx#41530Sat, 22 Sep 2007 08:01:33 GMT42a08a39-daf3-4129-8a63-8a27b879cc03:41530Rebecca<p>aw, I wish we had museums where I lived.</p> <img src="http://babble.com/CS/aggbug.aspx?PostID=41530" width="1" height="1">http://babble.com/CS/blogs/straightfromthebottle/archive/2007/09/21/talking-to-elephants.aspx#41497Sat, 22 Sep 2007 01:36:47 GMT42a08a39-daf3-4129-8a63-8a27b879cc03:41497addknitter<p>Don't Forget Bob Baker's Puppet and Marionette Theatre for your next adventure--I won't rest until you go there!</p> <img src="http://babble.com/CS/aggbug.aspx?PostID=41497" width="1" height="1">