So girls weekend is going well. This morning Emma and I rearranged the basement. Mike is going to hate it, but we had fun doing it. Then this afternoon we went to the zoo. Our friend Michelle is a volunteer there and was working in the primate house so we went and hung out with the gorillas and the orangutans for the afternoon. Emma got to see Baracka, a silverback gorilla and Kiko, an orangutan. Then while we were standing there talking to Michelle, Batang came right up to the window so we got to see her up close. Emma seemed pretty interested in the whole thing, which kind of surprised me. For some reason I thought she would be all “Yeah, gorillas, whatev”. She seemed extra interested in “Good Night Gorilla” when we read it tonight before bed, which makes sense, since it has a gorilla and it takes place in a zoo and all.

One of the things Michelle told us about the orangutans was that this morning they were, um, well, pleasuring themselves. She also said they like to, um, pleasure each other. A lot. And she has to explain it to 8 year olds. She said she usually tells them to ask their parents. Better her than me. It made me think though, that maybe we will head to the primate house when the whole “birds and the bees” talk needs to happen in our house. I know it’s a long way off, but I feel better knowing Michelle can handle it for us.