Local time 10.15 am.

My brother arrived last night, and is still asleep at the moment, as he's on Phoenix time - which, as they don't change for daylight savings, is 3 hours behind here. Mom's about to wake him up (poor thing) and we'll be off to do stuff before long. The kids really need to get going fairly soon or they'll go ballistic. They've been watching Honey I Shrunk the Kids, but that's done now, so...

Yesterday we went to the zoo and got stuck in one of those torrential downpours that are so common here and so rare in the UK. However, it soon cleared and the sun came out and was beating down, so we all dried out pretty well. The girls enjoyed the zoo, and it wasn't nearly as crowded as it might have been - probably due to the rain - so that was nice.

Not sure what we'll get up to today, probably not a lot, but tomorrow I think we'll try to hit the Howard County Fair - it's dollar ride day on Thursday, so that's a bargain! Of course, with little kids, it's not quite as expensive anyway, as there aren't as many rides they can go on. (height restrictions). But who knows, perhaps Uncle Steve and Mummy will go on some, too...