Columbus Zoo wildlights

We just returned from an impromptu trip to the Columbus Zoo. It was kind of crazy, Brian was having trouble starting his truck and so he charged the battery off of the van. We discussed the idea of me taking him to work and he mentioned off hand that he didn't have to go into work since they they did not have any pressing deadlines. I mentioned that the Columbus Zoo was having a special member's only preview of their Christmas lights that night. So he managed to re arrange his schedule. He took a half day off Thursday and worked extra hours on Friday. We did it though . We drove up to Columbus without a map or directions. We had to stop in Ripley to pick up gloves and hats for everyone, but we did it! And ( drum roll please,) we had a GOOD TIME! No fighting, no illness ( yet) , no meltdowns, broken down vehicles, no major crisis or disaster, of course we had PRAYED that morning, hmm. :) Just to see the look on Josh's face when he saw the model railroads was worth it all. He loved it. We do so much stuff because Ben and Gabe would be interested that it was really nice to do something that Josh really enjoyed. He also was able to hug Jimmy Neutron ( I am pretty sure he had no clue who Jimmy Neutron was, but he still hugged him lol ) The boys saw the goats, and bees from the North American exhibit. We met a lady who had been in a Costa Rican rainforest ( very cool lady) . We also saw reindeer. Cool thing too, we had a postcard which entitled us to two free guest tickets if we come back between now and Jan 1, 2009. Everyone had a good time ( even Luke) , thank you God!
I simply asked God for a good family memory and he delivered. I am humbled, is it not amazing that life can function without extensive planning and stress on my part? Who would have thought, and all this time I knew that any "fun" event required massive amounts of preparation on my part. It takes a while , but I will eventually learn the lesson.