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06/25/2004 Archived Entry: "tidepools"

Today we went on a field trip to see some tidepools. We went a couple years ago, but Tabitha doesn't really remember so it was almost like a new experience for her. The rocks were a bit slippery, but thankfully, we all kept our balance and didn't have any spills. We saw a sea star that was very large, about the size of a salad plate, I would say. I've only seen them that size in aqariums before.

After we visited tidepools we went into the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium. It was small but had very interesting exhibits. We browsed the gift shop on our way out and Tabitha picked out a sticky sea jelly yo-yo. Good use of 92¢ as she's been playing with it all day and is currently in the back yard playing with it still. I also found a couple books that we can use during lessons; one is on birds and one is on ocean life. A few pocket size activity books and a pop-up book rounded out our purchase.

Next stop was lunch and then browsing at Ports O' Call Village. Not as busy and full as when I was a kid, but not as dead as the last time we went either. We came home for a couple hours after that and then hit Ikea since Tabitha's living room table broke. We picked that up but I was sorely disappointed that the swing I wanted to get was out of stock. We also checked out dressers that might work for the baby and found a couple that we really liked.

Now, Chris is putting the table together while watching the Dodger game, Tabitha is in her room practicing singing for her future band, and I'm just reading a bit of email.