Friday Night at the Zoo

Friday night we went to the zoo for Friday Night at the Zoo. And no we were not just at home in our zoo. It is The WARM Place benefit we go to every year at the Fort Worth Zoo. A couple of years ago we started to go in a storm that ended up being a tornado. Lovely. We turned around and went back home. This year was great as the usual hot dog and hamburger menu was replaced with cheese enchiladas. Yummy! They were really good. If you have never heard of The WARM Place they are a grief counseling organization that specializes in children. When Ryan died we thought being the great parents we are that we could handle William and all his questions. WRONG! He started asking questions like when will Baby Ryan come back to life and things like that. So much for those parenting skills. We had heard about The WARM Place in all the booklets and what not that we were given about grief and called them up. They were wonderful. The Little People group that William was apart of also had a parent piece. I think they helped us as much if not more than William. Jane was the best. Her family came there years ago when her son passed. She really got Doug and I. WARM stands for What About Remembering Me and that is true. I think parents get so lost in their own grief other kids can easily get lost. Their services are free of charge to the families so any time we can give back to them is great. If anyone is interested in helping they have a wish list of items like stamps and sprinkles they could use. Just check out their site.
http://www.thewarmplace.org/HowtoHelp/WishList/tabid/499/Default.aspx
((Hugs)),
Raye

Jake tipping a troll

William trying to ring a penguins neck

One of their crocodiles

Doug and I on the way home