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Solo Parenting for a week

Well I have been quiet on here because when life is overwhelming stuff gets cut.

My husband went on a business trip all last week and got back Saturday so I did what I always do.

I ran around like crazy.

I don’t like to be cooped up with 5 hyper kids, I would rather see interesting things.

1st up was the Tulsa Zoo

We actually went to the zoo right from the airport and then a friend met up with us a little later to help! I have pretty great friends, so many helped us out. It was a little chilly out so my kids were happy to be in the desert exhibit. The weather did not warm up as much as I thought it would so we had some cold kids but we also had a pretty empty zoo.
Heat never seems to scare okies away but 50 degrees will.

So that is my favorite time to go to the zoo of course.

How do you cope when one parent needs to go out of town?

Do you run around like crazy also or that just me?

How much is that doggy in the window?

There is a reason that my husband does not even drive near those people trying to sell puppies in the parking lot of walmart.

He knows that I have zero self control around puppies…

This one just happened to drop in my lap though… We have been trying for over a week to find his owners and finally decided he was probably staying. I really did try not to love this little pup but it’s sweetness kind of broke me. So it looks like we are getting a puppy for Christmas!

Pumpkin Patch

I decided to check out our local pumpkin patch early in the month to see if it was more my speed(I don’t like crowds). We practically had the place to ourselves! It was so much easier to keep track of my kids with no crowd. I like this pumpkin patch because it has a bunch of animals the kids can feed for a very reasonable price. I love that they have made it so easy for families to come and enjoy some fall fun. Some of the goats were super aggressive on this trip which caused some problems with some of my kids. They don’t all handle aggressive behavior well. But look at this cuteness!

They always have lots of babies!

My twins will spend half their time picking up the feed that others have spilled. Llamas always crack me up. They got to help move and feed the tortoises!

Of course I was super worried that Little Bit would drop it!

Thanks Carmichael’s Pumpkin Patch for a fun morning!