Waiting with baited breath…

Posted by MomOnMars on November 17, 2009

This past weekend, I had the absolute joy of being hosted by SeaWorld and The Motherhood for a Walk on the Wild Side campout. An overnight girlfriends getaway, each woman there was a Texas mommy blogger…and each one brought to the tank her unique take on life, her sense of humor and her willingness to sleep on an air mattress for the night.

It’s Top Tuesday, so here are my top five lessons learned…

  1. Chance still has my vote for camp counselor of the year. He is absolutely brilliant. I would not only trust my kids with him, I’m seriously trying to figure out a way to convince him to babysit for me. Yeah, I know, he has a full time job at SeaWorld, but after just a couple of hours with him, I’m pretty sure my kids would be smarter. At the very least, they’d learn the difference between a sea lion and a seal. And who wouldn’t be better for knowing that?
  2. Shamu is a last name, not a first name. That’s why there can be a Shamu at each SeaWorld park. Now…go tell you kids. Because I know they’ve asked.
  3. Killer whales live in a matriarchal society where the oldest female is dominant. Considering I was the oldest (by far) of all the mommy bloggers this weekend, I kind of like that fact. Didn’t get me any extra swag, but I did walk a little taller for the weekend. Now if I could only convince my kids I’m the one in charge.
  4. All animals can be trained. Some can be trained more than others, but even the slowest of learners is capable of learning something. There are no class failures at SeaWorld. I liked this point so much, I blogged about it here.
  5. Women of an Impressive Age (like me) and air mattresses are *not* a match made in heaven. Which is why I know what penguins do at 3 a.m. in the morning.

And now, because I couldn’t let the day get away with a few fish puns….

For a whale of a good time, you can join two animal curators from SeaWorld on Tuesday, November 17, at Blog Talk Radio, where the park has spawned a call-in radio show. You can catch the fun at 11 a.m. Central. The topic to be tackled: how training techniques at SeaWorld can be used in everyday situations with our children, colleagues and spouses. It gets my seal of approval. How about you? Mullet it over and let me know.

More details here.

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  • lettergirl

    Hahaha! I definitely needed some Tylenol the next day after air mattress sleeping! Sisters in impressive age together!

    • Debi P

      LOL – dream on. I’ve got more than a decade on you!

  • colleenpence

    I loved your Top Tuesday theme. And, of course, your post reminded me of things I should have included in mine (Chance! The BEST camp counselor ever and definitely the smartest guy in our group…).

    I had a ball with you at 3:00 a.m. There’s no one else I would have rather watched penguins with.

  • http://seaworldsanantonioblog.com Kami Husye

    You need a better air mattress.

    What DO penguins do at 3 am? I was sleeping ;-)

    Kami

  • http://www.halemom.com Erica

    Debi!

    Thanks for commenting on my site! I’m glad you enjoyed the video. I toiled with that darn thing all week, but I don’t think it gives justice to how fun our adventure was! I used the video editing software, iMovie, that comes default on my macbook, nothing special. I’m thinking of investing in a more professional editing software, and maybe video recorder. Also, I found out that HDMI is some sort of cord to plug your flip into a TV. That’s what my husband told me at least, but you can read more about it here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI I thought it had something to do with a microphone, but I was wrong. Surprisingly the flip did pick up a lot of sound, I just chose to cut a lot out of the video because there were too many sounds going on. Anyway, it was GREAT meeting you as well, and I’ll definitely stay in contact so we can meet again in the near future! Cheers!