March Madness

Friday

The first weekend in March ended up being a busy one!  We took an impromptu visit up to Mansfield to offer condolences for our friend John, whose father passed away.  On a happier note, while we were in town, we stopped to visit the great carousel that they have in downtown Mansfield.  My favorite feature is the variety of carved animals - not just horses, but cats, giraffes, lions, tigers, ostriches, dogs, and rabbits are all represented. Tony didn't want to sit on an animal - Joseph chose a horse - Glenda picked a giraffe.

We found a Greek restaurant on the main square and decided to check it out.  "Athens Greek Restaurant" was definitely a good call.  It's a casual family restaurant with excellent food, great prices, and friendly service.  The hummus was heavy on the garlic (just the way we like it).  The gyros and souvlaki were top notch and the tzatziki sauce was to die for.

Saturday

After working half a day in Delaware, I ran over to the Columbus Indie Comix Fair for a few minutes and picked up a couple local comics and chatted with the authors and illustrators.

After the Comix Fair, it was off to Westerville Central High School to meet Glenda and the kids for a children's concert.  The Westerville Community Band put on a program of musical selections from around the world.  "Jamaican Rhumba" was a standout, but it's pretty hard to beat Sousa's "Stars and Stripes Forever".  They really had kids' attention spans in mind and did a nice job of pacing the program.  After 3 or 4 songs, the kids were able to get up and march around the auditorium.  After another few songs, we all got to clap along and then sing along a few songs later.  

When the concert was over, Glenda took Joseph home and Tony and I ventured back to Mansfield.  We accidentally left our digital camera at the Greek restaurant the night before.  I didn't mind driving back there, because it gave me an excuse to try something else on the menu.  I got the stuffed grape leaves and was not disappointed.  Tony got the kid's hamburger and salt and vinegar potato chips which he declared "spicy, but good". While in town, we snapped a few photos with our reclaimed camera:

Sunday


After church, we stopped home for a quick lunch of soup beans and then bundled up to brave the cold.  We headed out to Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park in Galloway for a bison hike.  The park has six female bison and we got to see four of them on our two mile hike.  I also caught up with an old friend who happened to be on the hike as well.

After the hike we stopped and picked up a few things at Meijer and some sliders at White Castle.  Then we headed over to Grandma Kaslers for a White Castle - hot cider - hot chocolate feast.  After visiting with Granny, it was off to Costco to drop off a roll of film and then we finally made our way back home.  The kids watched "Mulan" and then it was time for books before bed.  All in all, another great weekend of blessings!