There is No Such Thing as a Perfect Day!

Monday was a good day. Let me rephrase. Monday was a GREAT day! The sun was out for a change. I dropped my happy children off at school and took an impromptu detour to the zoo. Just the boy and I and 14 squirrel monkeys, 1 kangaroo, 2 pythons,...

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