Well we have been busy enjoying the sunshine. I have been very busy at work, which I like. I am selling alot and I hope that we can keep busy thru the summer. We went to the zoo the other day to see the new penguin exhibit. You all know that Henry is the worlds biggest penguin fan. He has been anticipating this trip for nearly 9 months now. He was so excited that he took his stuffed penguin to show him. It was pretty neat. The penguins are desert penguins from Peru. The volunteer that was educating people was also from Peru. They live on the shore near Nazca. They build their nests in the guano that piles up 1-2 foot thick. (It used to be several hundred feet thick but Guano harvesting in the late 1800's reduced it down to the level it's at today)
Any how the exhibit has thick plexi-glass windows that let you watch them underwater. They had one window that was a inwardly dished and you could sit "in" it and be surrounded by water.
It was very cool. Me and Henry sat there for probably 45 minutes, watching the penguins. But wait!... Where was Fern? Behind us chatting on the phone, with Laura (our friend, Ferns hero)
Afterwards we went out for pizza (Lyn had a coupon! the only way we eat out.) On our way back to the Trooper we saw this sign. "Henry Nelson Real Estate" Then we went by this neat park and gardens in the Wallingford area. It ended up being a late night but was lots of fun.
Yesterday Henry and I spent the day finishing the chicken coop, then we went on a bike ride along the Sammamish River Trail. We biked 7 miles! Everyone always says that Henry looks like a young Lance Armstrong, Now he bikes like one too.
Tonight we are going to set up the tent so that we can "camp" in the backyard, since tomorrow is Memorial day and I don't have to go to work. Instead we will be going to the Folk Life festival in downtown. (really just a bunch of hippies--yay!)
Oh and we need to paint the chicken coop too. That should be fun!