Halloween Flamingos?
Having three leftover boxes of flamingos in the garage from our PLamingo parade has left us feeling a bit crafty. One person had spray painted their flamingos orange and decorated them for Halloween. Camille thought that was a cool idea, so we copied it … where to hang the flamingos in order to paint them?
Cooking Fun
Last week a nice big package arrived for us from our pal Mindy at XMKids Radio. See, the girls and I have been tuning in to XM while on our car travels. Chloe keeps occupied in the car as she tries to call in to talk to Mindy, Kenny and Robbie. (Though sometimes she gets
Pumpkin Time!
When we went out to the mountains a few weeks ago, we had so much fun at the apple orchard that we never managed to pick any pumpkins!! Rob and the girls picked some pumpkins up on their way home from the girls’ sleepover at a friends’ house. The girls helped Rob clean out the
The Candy Season has Begun
It’s been a whirlwind getting back from DC and getting back to “normal”. New tires on the car is a good thing, but the engine still smells terrible. Yesterday was our village Halloween party! Chloe, as in years past, decided at the last minute to NOT dress up. Her way to stand out is to
Stroll Through Georgetown
On Monday, the girls and I decided to head out for a walk around Georgetown. The bridge over Rock Creek and into Georgetown is only a couple of blocks from the apartment. The girls were impressed by the “Old Georgetown” sign. We made the first left after crossing over and walked along the C&O Canal.
Eastern Shore
The weather was so gorgeous, I couldn’t stand the thought of going to the aquarium in Baltimore, which is what Chloe really wants to do. Instead, we headed out across the Bay Bridge to the Eastern Shore. We stopped in St. Michaels, a place I remember I enjoyed visiting. It was a bit windy, so
15 Miles on the C&O Canal
Saturday morning, the rest of the family slept in. By the time all were awake and had eaten their breakfast bagels, it was almost 11am! Rob went to wrangle the car from its luxury and we headed out to Maryland. He and the girls joined me in the information center, where I picked up the
Another Day, Another Museum
On the advice of a friend, today we opted to visit the US Botanic Garden. Rob and I had visited there years ago when we lived in Maryland, and I loved it. I can’t pass by a flower without taking its picture. With film and developing costs, that was quite prohibitive, but these days with
If It’s Thursday, It must be DC
Well, not quite, but that’s how it feels! The girls and I drove up yesterday, after going to the post office and library. For a telecommuter, I think I have an awfully long commute. Today we headed down to The Mall to go to The National Museum of the American Indian. As one of the
Fall Family Fun
Rob came home from DC for the weekend. While we didn’t have the weekend we had originally planned, we did have some fall fun! I was worried that we would end up spending the whole weekend “taking care of stuff,” and I really didn’t want that to happen. After taking care of a bunch of
Chloe’s Tooth
Chloe has had a loose tooth for over a month. It’s all she can talk about, being her first one and all. It’s been very very wiggly the past couple of days, but she wouldn’t let us pull it out. Finally, last night, it fell out. A long while back, she decided that she really
The Battle Against Stuff
I’m sure I’m not the only one to deal with this. I’m tired of the stuff. We have closets and rooms and a garage and a storage room full of stuff. Stuff that I get to organize, put away, clean, fix, take care of. So often I feel that our stuff is controlling us and
Camille on Radio 8 Ball
I already posted this over on our gbk radio blog, but not everyone follows the kindie music scence (though I don’t know why not), so I’m putting it here too. I posted here (Radio 8 Ball) that she had participated, but now that the archive/podcast is available on line, I’ll post again. Radio 8 Ball
PLamingo Parade
A few months ago, Uncle Jeff posted a bunch of photos from a flamingo parade. People took the iconic pink plastic creatures and decorated them. I thought this sounded like a great fundraiser for our eclectic little city. I search for a place to buy these guys in bulk, but apparently the original company had
Chloe’s “Second Favorite”
On our car trip to Washington, DC, Chloe called into talk to Robbie Schaefer at XMKids. She chatted and chatted and told him that she was heading to DC to go see her dad and to see Ralph at the XM rumpus Room. Chloe then said that Ralph is our “favorite artist.” Robbie was not
Touring at XMKids
As I’ve written before, one of my favorite places to visit is XM Radio in Washington DC. The building is a very cool brick building, giving off the feel of old factory space (I haven’t found a history of the building, but one page suggested that it had been a printing company. Along with that,
Ralph at XMKids
Wow! We got back from Texas on Wednesday night. We didn’t even unpack the car. Thursday, after classes, we headed right up towards DC. (Thankfully gas was to be found along the way.) Why such a turnaround? A couple of months bag, I noticed that Ralph’s World would be playing in MD/VA this weekend and
Perhaps I missed my calling
I took this photo less than two months ago. Tomorrow that dial will read 106,000. That’s 6K miles in a month and half! Yikes! I should have been a long haul truck driver. I can drive and drive. It runs in the family. The only problem is that I can’t even parallel park my Subaru.
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