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Thankful Thursday — Inspired by a Trip to the Zoo

May 2, 2013 by OneMommy

 

 

It was a beautiful day, perfect for a trip to the zoo.

Perfect for inspiration for this week’s Thankful Thursday post.thankful thursday link up

 

I’m thankful for the beautiful weather we had.

I’m thankful that we were able to see the last of the beautiful tulips that were planted throughout the zoo before they were all gone.  I can not even imagine planting that many bulbs!

I’m thankful that we were able to meet my dad at the zoo.  It was definitely a treat for the kids to get to enjoy the zoo with Grandpa.

I’m thankful that we were able to get one of the last parking spots in the main lot, which happened to be right next to my dad, somehow.  So much easier than parking in the far lot and then having to race across the zoo to meet up with him at the front!

I’m thankful for our safe trip to and from the zoo, and for children who colored and shared markers along the way.

I’m thankful for kids who listened and were on their best behavior during our trip.

As we were leaving, we met a beautiful little girl being pulled in a wagon.  She had a medical tube leading from her nose to a pack on her back.  Her parents said they were on their way back to the hospital.  I am thankful that she was able to get out and enjoy the weather and the zoo with her parents.  And I am ever so grateful for the health of my own children.  It is something we all too often take for granted.

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Linked up with these great Thankful Thursday link ups: Black Tag Diaries, The Fontenot Four, Six by the Bay

Filed Under: Thankful Thursdays Tagged With: children, family, health, thankful

Comments

  1. Anna says

    May 2, 2013 at 9:40 am

    It sounds like you all had a great trip. I love tulips! 🙂

    • OneMommy says

      May 2, 2013 at 11:20 am

      Me, too! 🙂

      Inlinkz seems to have been down this morning — hope you get a chance to link up later! 🙂

  2. OneMommy says

    May 2, 2013 at 11:08 am

    No, you aren’t losing your mind… It seems Inlinkz had issues for a bit –seems to be back up now!

  3. Alison says

    May 2, 2013 at 10:15 pm

    Sounds like a lovely day.

  4. Susie says

    May 2, 2013 at 10:17 pm

    What a lovely post! I loved reading it. I love it when people are thankful! The picture was so cute too!

  5. Xmasdolly says

    May 2, 2013 at 11:35 pm

    Oh wow, I haven’t been to the zoo in like forever! All my children are grown & when my grandchildren started to grow I developed spinal stenosis. 🙁 but we’re workin’ on it, and maybe one day soon I’ll be able too! Thanks for sharing your adventure! Have a great weekend, and I’m your latest follower (in everything I could find). Hope you can stop by soon!

    • OneMommy says

      May 6, 2013 at 1:59 pm

      I hope one day you get the chance to visit the zoo with your grandchildren — watching kids at the zoo is like looking at it all in a whole new way!
      Thank you for following! I am looking forward to checking out your site today!

  6. Chris Carter says

    May 4, 2013 at 11:40 am

    Oh how lovely… I pictured your entire day through your beautiful words! Oh that precious little girl going back to the hospital. My, how we take so much for granted. Thank you for sharing this. 🙂

    • OneMommy says

      May 6, 2013 at 2:00 pm

      She left quite an impression on us as we left.
      Yes, we do take things for granted sometimes.

  7. Rach says

    May 4, 2013 at 9:01 pm

    So glad that little girl was able to get out to the zoo that day. I can’t imagine what her normal routine is. What a blessing for a day out.

    • OneMommy says

      May 6, 2013 at 2:01 pm

      I hope she gets many, many more days out and goes home soon!

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