Almost every Sunday we have brunch with our local daughter and her family. Often others join us for the fun. My sister-in-law comes sometimes and a young friend with her daughter and foster children. Lately, I've been thinking of ways to make it particularly special. A few weeks ago we had a "jungle brunch." I set the table with jungle animals and cheetah placemats. Actually, it was the placemats, which I picked up at a consignment store that gave me the idea. The kids all shared their favorite jungle animals and told us something about them. I chose a giraffe.
We saw a baby giraffe at the zoo a number of years ago and watched the video of the birth. Wow! Poor baby dropped onto the floor. I guess that's kind of like a doctor who gave babies a smack on the bottom to get them taking a deep breath. I'm glad they don't do that any more. Poor babies. What a welcome!