Pollie and Thunderstorms

I discovered in the middle of the night that Pollie is afraid of thunderstorms.  She jumped into bed and curled up behind my knees when the thunder got real loud.  She stays in her bed all night unless we have a thunderstorm.

Hair Style

While visiting Grandma Olson, the girls styled my hair.

Pollie

Pollie is settling into our life.  I bought kennel deck and a 10 foot square kennel for the backyard which she enjoys.  She likes her dog bed and crawling under my bed.  She doesn't have separation anxiety.  Turns out she didn't like the hard kennel floor.  I figured out that she folds her paw under when she lays down.  That was causing a sore on each front paw.  Her paws healed over spring break and I bought a kennel pad.  There has been no whining when I put her in the kennel and she chooses to go into it to lay down or nap at other times when we're home.  Walk training is improving.  She still lunges as squirrels and barks at people, but she's not as aggressive as she was.  I have a trainer lined up to come in April to my house to help me figure out what else I need to do to make her obey me.

Henry Doorly Zoo

We had Spring Break the week of March 12-16.  Monday, we spent at home.  Tuesday, we spent time with Amy and Jada.  Wednesday, we went to the Henry Doorly Zoo.  The girls thought an hour drive was going to be a really long time so they packed a lot of things to do in the car.  

The zoo was not as crowded as it is during the summer which was really nice.  We went through the Desert Dome and Kingdom of the Night first.  Then we went to the new children's area.  The girls were able to pet the goats, climb on rocks, and play on the huge play structure.  They enjoyed the aquarium where they were able to touch starfish, watch jellyfish, and Maggie took a picture of Mena and me by a sting ray.  The girls measured their height next to the ape display.  We also saw a mom with her baby gorilla.  There were a couple new apes that "sing" to mark their territory.  They were really loud and fun to watch as they swung around their area.  We ate lunch and snack at the zoo.  We were home in time for supper.

Thursday, we stayed home.  Friday, we went to the Museum of Nebraska History.  There were a lot of changes since we were last there.  The doll house, which is their favorite, was still there.

Playdate

Sunday afternoon, Mena had Presley over and Maggie had Emily over.  I let the girls paint first and then they played all kinds of things inside and outside.

New Purses

For Valentine's Day, the girls each got $5 from Grandma and Papa.  They picked out sequin purses.