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Friday, December 28, 2007

Bears in Denial

Over the summer, the boys and I had the pleasure of getting together with Soccer Mom in Denial (SMID) and her daughter for lunch. We had a wonderful time. It was really fun getting to meet someone who's blog I enjoy reading so much, particularly when I found her and her daughter as delightful in person. Plus I had fantastic gyros.

Today SMID, her daughter and her twin sons met the Giraffe family at the Ecotarium which is an environmental and natural history museum in MA. We had a blast. The kids explored the museum and then decided to have an early lunch. Wow, our families really have a lot in common: Unitarian Universalists and early lunch eaters. What more could you ask for? Then the kids saw an animal show...Well, SMID, her kids, my younger son (YS), and I did. My older son (OS) played hide and seek with the Big Giraffe. Afterwards we went to see the live animals outside. That of course is my favorite part of the Ecotarium. It also cracks me up, because it seems so random to have environmental exhibits inside and an eclectic collection of animals outside. What do I mean by eclectic? Owls, bald eagles, red foxes, and otters...And oh yeah a polar bear!

You might think that seeing the polar bear would be the highlight of the trip, but at least for OS one of the two highlights was realizing that the polar bear's poop was floating in the water. In fact all the kids seemed pretty enamored by this. SMID tried to convince the kids that they were looking at floating leaves, but none of them bought that for a second. I'm also sure it will be the subject of many future conversations.

So what was the other highlight of the trip for OS? The two "big" boys who treated him like he was a special friend. (And both of my boys were intrigued by spending time with an adorable little girl as well.)

After OS and the Big Giraffe sent the rest of us off and welcomed us back a ride from the train ride around the Ecotarium, we headed home. SMID suggested that next time we meet at a restaurant and leave the kids at home. That way we can actually finish a conversation!

A. Elliot's Lesson Learned: The only thing more special than making new friends is admiring bear excrement with those friends.

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posted by Alex Elliot @ 8:04 PM   7 comments
7 Comments:

  • At 12/28/2007 8:48 PM, Blogger Jodi said…

    I'm so jealous. 2 of my favorite bloggers meeting. I want to go!

     

  • At 12/28/2007 8:54 PM, Blogger Whirlwind said…

    You know, I'm not a fan of the EcoTarium, although the girls LOVE it! I always feel so bad for the poor polar bear. Last time Husband brought Einey (in November) the employees were telling them info about things that just wasn't correct.

    I do like the nature trails and can't wait for the girls to get a tad bigger so we can test out the tree canopy.

     

  • At 12/29/2007 8:59 AM, Blogger soccer mom in denial said…

    Whirlwind - I can't wait to do the tree canopy as well!!

    AE - LOVELY TIME!!!!!! And what a treat to meet Big Giraffe. But seriously, two times with the kids is enough. Booze, food and grown-ups only next time. I have 37 things I meant to tell you....

     

  • At 12/29/2007 1:08 PM, Blogger Jenn in Holland said…

    hahahahahaha! What's better than meeting a fellow blogging friend? Examining bear poop of course.
    What a great story Alex. It sounds like a tremendous time together. I think SMID's suggestion of adults only and booze is an excellent one. Can we all come along?

     

  • At 12/29/2007 9:09 PM, Anonymous selfmademom said…

    Sounds so fun- I can barely coordinate a family play date with my friends who live down the street, no less the internet!

     

  • At 12/29/2007 9:53 PM, Blogger Suzanne said…

    You guys rock. I hope to meet SMID some day.

     

  • At 12/30/2007 1:49 PM, Blogger Goofball said…

    great lesson at the end. Brilliant :-)

    And meeting SMID is always fun, I can testify that.

     
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