{"id":14595,"date":"2012-10-21T20:47:29","date_gmt":"2012-10-22T04:47:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zoe.browdy.net\/?p=14595"},"modified":"2012-10-21T20:47:29","modified_gmt":"2012-10-22T04:47:29","slug":"not-a-thankless-job-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.zoe.browdy.net\/?p=14595","title":{"rendered":"Not a thankless job today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gilroy Gardens was a a great place\u00c2\u00a0for us to be on Saturday:\u00c2\u00a0The weather was gorgeous (not too hot, like it\u00c2\u00a0often is down there), the park was festive and relatively empty, and\u00c2\u00a0the four of us were all\u00c2\u00a0in particularly good moods.\u00c2\u00a0After almost every ride, Avery would\u00c2\u00a0cry out in\u00c2\u00a0excitement, &#8220;That was SO much fun!&#8221; &#8211; and Zoe was her normal enthusiastic self. After Avery threw her arms around and told me she loved me on the one of the rides, Q smiled at me. &#8220;And you say parenting is a thankless job,&#8221; he said. (Not on <em>this<\/em> day!)<\/p>\n<p>-M<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zoe.browdy.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Zoe-posing.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14602\" title=\"Zoe posing\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zoe.browdy.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Zoe-posing.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"301\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.zoe.browdy.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Zoe-posing.jpg 301w, http:\/\/www.zoe.browdy.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Zoe-posing-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 301px) 100vw, 301px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zoe.browdy.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Avery-looking-at-witch.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14597\" title=\"Avery looking at witch\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zoe.browdy.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Avery-looking-at-witch.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.zoe.browdy.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Avery-looking-at-witch.jpg 400w, http:\/\/www.zoe.browdy.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Avery-looking-at-witch-300x223.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zoe.browdy.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Zoe-and-Mommy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14601\" title=\"Zoe and Mommy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zoe.browdy.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Zoe-and-Mommy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"402\" height=\"304\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.zoe.browdy.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Zoe-and-Mommy.jpg 402w, http:\/\/www.zoe.browdy.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Zoe-and-Mommy-300x226.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 402px) 100vw, 402px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zoe.browdy.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Zoe-hugging-Daddy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14600\" title=\"Zoe hugging Daddy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zoe.browdy.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Zoe-hugging-Daddy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"304\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.zoe.browdy.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Zoe-hugging-Daddy.jpg 304w, http:\/\/www.zoe.browdy.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Zoe-hugging-Daddy-227x300.jpg 227w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 304px) 100vw, 304px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zoe.browdy.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Avery-playing-game.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14604\" title=\"Avery playing game\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zoe.browdy.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Avery-playing-game.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"402\" height=\"301\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.zoe.browdy.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Avery-playing-game.jpg 402w, http:\/\/www.zoe.browdy.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Avery-playing-game-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 402px) 100vw, 402px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zoe.browdy.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/girls-posing.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14603\" title=\"girls posing\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zoe.browdy.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/girls-posing.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"301\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.zoe.browdy.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/girls-posing.jpg 301w, http:\/\/www.zoe.browdy.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/girls-posing-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 301px) 100vw, 301px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zoe.browdy.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/girls-on-ride2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14598\" title=\"girls on ride\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zoe.browdy.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/girls-on-ride2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"401\" height=\"300\" 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wp-image-14596\" title=\"Zoe with Garlic Man\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zoe.browdy.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Zoe-with-Garlic-Man.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.zoe.browdy.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Zoe-with-Garlic-Man.jpg 400w, http:\/\/www.zoe.browdy.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Zoe-with-Garlic-Man-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gilroy Gardens was a a great place\u00c2\u00a0for us to be on Saturday:\u00c2\u00a0The weather was gorgeous (not too hot, like it\u00c2\u00a0often is down there), the park was festive and relatively empty, and\u00c2\u00a0the four of us were all\u00c2\u00a0in particularly good moods.\u00c2\u00a0After almost every ride, Avery would\u00c2\u00a0cry out in\u00c2\u00a0excitement, &#8220;That was SO much fun!&#8221; &#8211; and Zoe was 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