looking back
What do you want your kids to remember when they are adults and look back at their childhoods? The other night at the cabin, as the girls giggled and chatted deep into the night, I could feel myself getting more and more upset. Why were they not respecting my need for sleep? Didn’t they know
more than green food coloring
chloe woke up Wednesday morning and decided to add green food coloring to the milk in her morning cereal. last year, we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day by adding green food coloring to eggs. Somehow neither of those celebratory meals quite hit that “Irish” spot. Wednesday afternoon we headed up to the cabin to spend a
A Pizza Party in the Garden
When we left Jammin’ Java two weeks ago, I thought that we wouldn’t see Justin Roberts again until we head to Brooklyn on the last day of April for Kindiefest. When his newsletter came out this week, I realized that he would be in Knoxville while we were in Blue Ridge – a distance of
adventures in cabinet excavations
As I mentioned in Food for (Good) Thoughts, our first step in eating better was to get the cabinets and fridge empty. The objective was to eat or get rid of just about everything. I told the girls that they could eat what they wanted, they just had to eat what was on hand. Okay,
Food for (Good) Thoughts
The days when we were stranded at the cabin, we ended up not eating very well. Add into the mix too little exercise and too much time to think, I landed in a bit of a funk. Just days after our escape, we had a wonderful visit to the Eastern Market. Imagining life near the
blogging
It comes and goes. I’ve renewed my commitment to blog. I don’t have any grand illusions that anyone stops by my blog very often. It gets quite boring here, I know. I bore myself. I often fall into a zone of just doing enough to cross the item off the list instead of putting a
reflections
Last week, while stuck at the cabin, I had lots of downtime. I couldn’t get done most of the things on my ever-growing to-do list. I had lots of time to think. Probably too much time to think, as is evident in my blog posts from the end of last week. I also believe that
A Little Gem
Despite it having been recommended by multiple people last year, we never managed to make it over to the Eastern Market, a few blocks southwest of the Capitol in DC. This past weekend, when trying to think of something a little different to do in DC with the girls before hitting the road home, I
A Weekend of Justin Roberts is Just Not Enough
36 hours after escaping north Georgia, we hit the road again … back to DC. There’s just something about that city which keeps calling us back! This trip was focused on a fantastic Chicago-based k-rocker, Justin Roberts. I think after Ralph, Justin was the second k-rocker that we ever heard. We haven’t had many chances
snow in the air
Who knew that it would snow so much in Georgia? When snow is in the forecast, the anticipation can be felt in the air. The kids are excited, the grownups are excited, yet a little bit anxious as well. We wait, with baited breath, until it starts to fall. The kids get excited, head out
cabin fever
we planned to go up to the cabin for one night. we brought one evening’s worth of food and one change of underwear. it was to be a quick trip, and there was no need for more. Except that when we got to the cabin, the water didn’t work. We made dinner in the microwave
city life
There’s something about this city. Even if I don’t visit a single museum, I love being in DC; I feel at home whenever we come up here for the weekend. Would being in any city make me feel so at home? Somehow, I don’t think so. But what is it about this city? I don’t
failing at juggling
today was one of those great days. everything went more smoothly than could possibly be expected. we drove through Charlotte in rush hour and didn’t get stuck in any traffic. We had money left on our Smartrips cards, so we didn’t have to wait in the long line to refill them. our hotel room looks
always out of step
it’s been true for my whole life. i always, always feel out of step with the rest of the world. i don’t get it, whatever it is. i don’t have it, whatever it is. you think i’d have figured out how to deal with this sense of not fitting in by now and not let
live in concert – The Verve Pipe
We parked in our usual parking spot at Union Station, went to the bookstore and then walked up to XM to see The Verve Pipe in the Rumpus Room. The sidewalks were mostly clear, so the walk was actually quite pleasant. As we got to XM, Kenny came out the front door, so we stopped
national zoo and the singing zoologist
sunday morning, we headed to the metro station near here and jumped on a train into DC. The girls are old pros and slapping their metro cards on the gates, staying to the right and all the rest. As usual, we took the train to Cleveland Park instead of the zoo stop, because the walk
room with a 180 degree view
when planning our trip to DC, we kept in mind the snow. the piles, the mounds, the mountains of snow that might remain from “Snowpocalypse 2010”. As I feared parking in DC might be tight given that all the spaces would be occupied by snow, I chose to stay out in Fairfax again. In the
live in concert – rocknoceros
We sped our way up I-95 and then across on the ever so fun 123 from Lorton to Vienna to get to Jammin’ Java for tonight’s Rocknoceros Happy Hour! Chloe took a bit of a nap in the car and was slow to wake, but when PINK! started, she was full of bounce. Though even
science museum of virginia
as we headed north along I-85 then I-95, I thought we should get off the highway in Richmond and see something in the city we have driven through so many times. We drove along Broad street (not the shortest route) though varying neighborhoods, including Virginia Commonwealth University. We landed at the Science Museum of Virginia.
we’re on our way
to DC. And have stopped at our usual hotel. I wonder if I could figure out how many times we’ve been here. Quite a lot. It’s a great stopping point. The hotel is quiet, has a nice indoor pool, and a (cough!) grocery store across the street. We get a nice suite room so I
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