Grandkeeper and Silverback are on vacation at the ZIT's house this week.  That said, I didn't really expect to hear from them much t...

I have learned so much about my children this summer.  Orangutan knows no strangers and has no idea what "family business only" ...

I was suffering from some writer's block this morning so I went back to some of my older posts and read for a while to try to spark some...

I absolutely promise you that all of these conversations/scenarios have happened within the last 24 hours. And now you will understand why I...

My father (The Great Silverback) would be distraught to think that "Horsefeathers!" is his legacy to me but it is so much more tha...

That's it! I'm turning in my two weeks notice! I can't take it anymore! Good thing they are going back to school in two weeks ri...

Well, this is it. The time of year that every stay home mom dreads. Summer. The time when the following questions play in your head even whi...

This morning was O's Mother's Day program at school. They sang for us and then presented us with gifts and a little interview that t...

This has been a very strange week for me animal wise. I'm not sure why but it seems that every day this week there has been an animal re...

Well, there is a very good chance that we have FINALLY gotten over the hump with Rhino's potty training. It has been a long and tearfill...

Sometimes even moms need a little encouragement to know that they are doing okay. We don't get regular performance evaluations like oth...

What? You expected some normal touching Tribute? Well then, you definitely have missed my last few tributes. Here's to the Bean People! ...

Jay and Deb are going to kick me out of Tribute if I keep picking such abstract and really quite bizzarre tributes. But I can't pass t...

If you've been reading the Zoo for a while you know that I seldom play very many memes here. Most of that finds it's way over to The...

Four years ago you entered the world early and with such a ruckus. I should have known then that you were a very special child. As we watche...

We got love you packages from our favorite Z.I.T. today and the fun has been boundless. Well, it was fun once I convinced Orangutan and Marm...

I'm sure it comes as no surprise when I tell you that The Zoo has been impacted by the recent upheaval in the economy. So we've been...

Waiting for a breeze. Coming down! Hi Mom! In search of more Wordless Wednesdays? Head over to MomDot and peruse some folks with more cam...

Again. Why do I keep doing this? I tackle projects and involve my children in hopes of absolutely wearing them out to the point that their l...

Parenting like every competitive sport has it's rookies and veterans. What? Parenting isn't a competitive sport? You must be a rooki...