Day 2...

So, Monday started at 6:45 because our kids NEVER sleep in! You'd think that the time change would help, but it works against us every season!

Ray C. had planned for us to leave by 10, but we were gone earlier. Actually, we were about to leave at 9:30 when we realized that Sugar (our sweet dog) was eating rat poison! I had seen her eating it earlier, but thought she had gotten some soap. It was waxy and green. It actually looked a lot like a Greenie dog treat.

Anyhow, we called our vet, and they said we needed to get her in to a vet right away. So, we began our trip by dropping her off at the vet for a fun day of vomiting, eating charcoal, and ingesting Vitamin K to counteract the blood-thinner that makes up rat poison! She stayed with the vet while we moved on to Natural Bridge Cavern.

It was so beautiful. It was discovered by a group of 4 college students from St. Mary's College in 1960. I can't imagine what it must have looked like to them when they first discovered it! The rooms in the cavern are huge. One of them was the size of a football field – filled with stalagmites and stalagtites. I could never remember which was which, but they said the thing to remember is that stalagtites hold tight to the ceiling and if stalagmites keep growing, one day they might touch the ceiling! I like that

Thomas journaled all day – drawing pictures of each sight. I gave him a journal before we left so that he could keep a daily record of what we do for Spring Break. He has really enjoyed it.

When we emerged from the surprisingly humid cave, we walked into the cafe for lunch and saw some of our neighbors. So, we enjoyed some lunch with them before heading off to pan for jewels! The kids found some really great stones and arrowheads.

After that, we decided to journey through the Wildlife Safari. I have to say it was my idea, and it was disappointing. I was so excited about going, but it just didn't do much for us. However, we did get REALLY close to the zebras – close enough to see all the green junk he was “saving” between each of his teeth! Chase even got to pet him!

Before returning home, we picked up Sugar, paid our HUGE bill, and received instructions on how to care for her the rest of our vacation until she can be seen by her vet. We have to wait for blood work results to come back to see how much she actually ingested!

We had a wonderful dinner outside enjoying God's creation. Then, it was off to the showers to pull out cactus spurs and clean up for bed!

Tomorrow, we're going to the library for a special St. Patrick's Day event!