The past week has felt like we have been twiddling our thumbs while time goes slower and sloooower. Monday is the big day when we hear if/where/when and basically everything that will decide the next six years of our lives. EEK. So we tried to busy ourselves out of the house so we wouldn't go crazy. We tried to do a little eagle watching (did you know that the Alton area is one of the most famous places in the world to spot bald eagles in the wild?) but there weren't many out and about. We drove down the Mississippi river and looked for them nesting on the bluffs. We saw three for sure but we weren't in the right spot to pull over to view them. But no worries! The Alton visitors center has a real bald eagle that you can visit on Saturdays in January. So we made our way there and hung out for a few minutes. We learned a few fun facts! Want to hear them? I knew you would! Bald eagles aren't endangered anymore (except for in a few states), if you want to know what it feels like to have a bald eagle land on your arm just hold a gallon of milk straight out to your side, they like to eat rabbits and deer meat, AND they don't get the white head and tail until they are about four years old. Don't you feel smarter?
It didn't kill nearly as much time as we hoped, Monday still feels forever away.
Finley liked the real bald eagle but not the fake stuffed one out front.
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