April 3, 2010

Incredible!

As a Spring Break reward, we took some of the Bible Study students to Incredible Pizza. I had never been and I was looking forward to the trip. Since moving to Memphis I have worked exclusively with middle schoolers. Whether teaching, advising, or mentoring one thing can be agreed upon: KIDS LOVE INCREDIBLE PIZZA!

Whats not to love? There is lots of junk to eat {in an endless buffet!}. Mesmerizing games to play. Tickets to win. The ever alluring chance of hitting the jackpot. Along with go-carts, bumper cars, put-put golf, air hockey tables, and bowling. When it's time to redeem the tickets for prizes, Incredible Pizza has a store- not just a counter- where kids can go and spend their winnings. 3.5 hours after arriving, we left with one water bottle, three whoopie cushions, two bottle poppers, one bracelet, two necklaces, a deck of cards, three key chains, a pair of sticky eyeballs, a blue teddy bear, and at least two sets of light up teeth.

March 30, 2010

Tennessee Tuesdays

From 2:00 until 5:00 every Tuesday, the Memphis Zoo offers free admission to anyone with a TN Drivers License. Taking advantage of spring break, the nice weather, and the free admission, my coworkers and I decided to take a few kids to the zoo. Evidently, over 25,000 people had the same idea (along with some other not-so-bright ideas).

A patch of spring in Overton Park.
(For those of you that are not familiar with Memphis, the Zoo is in Overton Park.)

This mini cow was ready for a close-up.

A couple of the girls LOVED the polar bear exhibit.

Do you see anything wrong with this picture?
Perhaps something bright pink on the right side of the Zebra?

A few monkeys were hamming it up!

The next Karate Kid.

ABC's of Zoo Rules.

Yours truly and D.

March 25, 2010

Cuddle Bugs

Yesterday I was unwell. I had to stay home from work with a stomach bug. Luckily, I had the company of not one but two cuddle bugs to nap with.