Get on the bus Gus . . .

I confess to M recently that I am afraid to use the bus system here.  It is a scary endeavor to say the least.  With multiple lines and transfers to get places, I think I fear I might be stuck on a bus never to get off.  With all the one-way streets and traffic congestion, even if you get off the bus to go somewhere, it is difficult to know where to get back on.  Even M isn't totally comfortable with the bus (yea, that's right, I got him to admit it!)  We decide to take the bus to some places with M so we can all learn together. 

The girls have been itching to play on some grass, run around in open space, and kick a football (that's right that what we call it now . . . remember?)   Tie dye is having withdrawals from touching a football.  You know, now that we are city folk, we forget what a yard is.  We heard that the Singapore Botanic Gardens was a good place to go.  I was skeptical since no one could really confirm that you could kick a ball around in the gardens and the book I have talks about walking around lakes, looking at plants . . . you know all the things my kids don't want to do.  Imagine if a group of kids brought balls to kick around in our beautiful St. Louis Botanical Gardens.  (I think you would be put on a black list never able to enter the park again.)  So we get on the bus, Gus.

So here is our family at the bus stop.  M: "We are looking for the 75 bus." 
a few buses go by
Then, "Dad, there is the 175 bus." 
"No, we are looking for the 75 bus"
A few more buses go by
"There is the 16 bus"
"That is the bus I take to work, we are looking for the 75 bus"
a few more buses go by
I helpfully ask "What bus are we looking for?"
"The 75 bus"
A few more buses go by
"Dad, there is the 970 bus"
"No, that is the bus we took yesterday"
A few more buses go by
I again ask, "What bus are we looking for" (seriously why is this so hard to remember?)
A few more buses go by . . . (you get the picture)
Maybe we need a new plan, Stan . . .

We did arrive at the Garden and it was a great day that included lots of ball-kicking, and to the girls pleasant surprise, tree-climbing! 

The Botanic Gardens were a cross between our Botanical Gardens in St. Louis (with lots of paths and beautiful plants and ponds everywhere) and Forest Park.  There were lots of people, picnicking and hanging out with family and friends.