New on TV

It's been a transition thinking there will not be any 24 or LOST this year! Plus I have no channel connections(tv for Netflix or hooking up computer). So when I want to watch a tv show I watch it from the broadcasting website(and the full episode usually remains for a few weeks) with very limited commercial time--like it takes up 1-4 minutes of whole show. Needless to say, I have found 2 new shows that look promising: The Event and The Whole Truth. The Event is a bit LOST-ish---more questions than answers---so it keeps me captivated(involves aliens with great powers). The Whole Truth takes you through the the court process/jury decision and then the last 5 minutes of the show they let you find out what really happened---was the jury correct in their verdict. Or if I choose I can always wait until the shows come out on Netflix.

The Zoo: Part 2

I had another chance to visit the zoo again with another nephew and his family! We got to see the baby elephant, Zuri, playing and running around! It was soooooo cute!! We also got to watch as the gorilla tried to arrange his blanket and himself to take an afternoon nap! It was funny to watch! And the monkeys that look almost skunk-like were chasing each other around the pen! Why are we so fascinated with animals? It was great to yet again enjoy a day with the animals!

Canadian Rockies

During August, my friend and I drove up to see the Canadian Rockies for a week. We stopped in Glacier National Park first before heading up into Canada. Then we hit Waterton Lakes Park, Banff Ntl Park, Columbia Ice Fields and Kootenay Ntl Park. We wanted to explore Jasper Ntl Park more but the rainfall was so heavy we couldn't see anything. So that's one place I'll need to go visit again! One thing I especially loved seeing were all the waterfalls(I was truly in waterfall heaven!) and the turquoise coloring of the glacial lakes! With our lodging, we would camp for 2 days and then motel it every third day so we could re-charge our electronic stuff and ourselves! We did get to see 2 bears(at 2 different times) crossing the highway we were on---luckily no one hit them! There were lots of short hikes to enjoy and even waiting during construction was ok because we were surrounded by beautiful areas to gaze at. It was simply gorgeous! It needs to be on everyone's "must see" list!

Shreveport

I just spent the past few days in Shreveport, Louisiana with my nephew's family. Unfortunately my nephew wasn't there due to out of town work, but I still loved seeing his wife and 6 yr old daughter. It poured rain while I was there so we did a lot of indoor stuff like playing games, listening to music, watching videos, me being introduced to iCarly show, shopping for Back to School, eating out at great restaurants, seeing Ramona & Beezus on the big-screen, meeting Oscar(another aunt's dog), snacking on Klondikes(dark chocolate), putting puzzles together & having tickle fights. It was a great way to spend a few days of my summer!

Hogle Zoo & Salt Lake Aquarium

I had a chance to go to the zoo with my nephew, his wife & 3 kids. The big attraction was Zuri, the new baby elephant! It was amusing to watch the cheetah as he paced behind the fence looking at all the on-lookers as if trying to decide who would be the best for dinner. And of course we couldn't pass up the carousel!

A man in Salt Lake City just recently created an Aquarium. The kids loved seeing all the "SpongeBob" characters in reality! There is even a Stingray petting pool! But my favorite animal was the penguin because I love watching them jump & swim everywhere!