History Center
Yesterday, I managed to get enough done early enough that we headed out to the homeschool day at the Atlanta History Center. The kids were pretty excited; they love to go there. Unfortunately, the traffic was an absolute nightmare. A funeral in the middle of the highway kept all traffic at 40mph for 10 miles.
Going to the Library
As with most families, we are frequent patrons of our library system. We generally have 30-50 books checked out at any given moment and are very thankful for the wonderful online system that allows us to order and renew books and manage our account online. Recently a couple of different library issues have arisen that
I’m On Board Now
Yesterday I woke as an IBMer. (Coincidentally, I was actually wearing a blue striped nightshirt!) As when the possibility of ILOG being acquired by IBM emerged, I have continued mixed feelings about my employer change. ILOG was a wonderful company to work for. I started there back in 1997, not very long after I defended
Do You Twitter?
I like Twitter. For many reasons. One is that sometimes I have something short and simple to say and don’t want to create an entire blog entry for a random thought. I can post these to Twitter and, via the nice widget, the thought appears on the sidebar of my blog! Not only that, but
Music Saturday
This morning, we listened to a wonderful Kids Place Live speical, Ellis Paul and Robbie Schaefer together in the “real Tall Tree.” (If you don’t know what that means, go get a trial XM subscription and find out.) When we walked into Eddie’s Attic for a Gustafer Yellowgold show, we were greeted by the sight
Too Much Play?
At the grocery store the other day, I heard a mom tell her young daughter “You play too much!” That really got me thinking…what is too much play? Chloe’s homeschooling has been a huge challenge for me the past few months. I started her on the same curricula that Camille had used for first grade
Being a Parent
Lately on our trips to DC, Chloe has refused to go out. This refusal is difficult since the reason we go to DC, besides to see Rob, is to take advantage of all the city has to offer. Chloe does like to go out (not everyday — she’s a homebody), but her tiny little self
Chinese New Year
Like last year, the girls did a few activities for Chinese New Year. As we are planning to have a potluck (if you read my blog, consider yourself invited) on Friday night with a Chinese New Year theme, we will probably end up doing all these crafts, along with the ones from last year, again
The Streets of DC -Tuesday Edition
Despite my sister’s desire for us to go to bed early and get up early and get to The Mall early for optimal vieweng, we all slept in and didn’t leave until 9am. Good thing to, as we would have been even more frozen than we were had we left earlier. Chloe was whiny and
The Streets of DC – Monday Edition
My folks, my sister and I spent about six hours on the streets of DC today. Again the mood was upbeat, even as places started to get more and more crowded. There were protesters at both Dupont Circle and in Lafayette Park throwing shoes at various images of Bush, including a very huge inflatable one
The Streets of DC – Sunday Edition
After breakfast, then Phil, Barbara and I went out for a walk. Georgetown is just a couple blocks away, so we decided to go see what was happening over there. As we walked over Rock Creek, we saw “hundreds” of tow trucks, circling like vultures. We walked down to the C&O canal, which was partially
The Streets of DC – Saturday edition
Friday afternoon as we returned from XM, we could feel the energy. Metro was getting more crowded by the minute, even early in the afternoon. Trader Joe’s was crowded, but the cashier promised they had ordered an overabundance of food for the descending crowds. Saturday, we hung out in the neighborhood, going to the library,
Lunch, At Long Last
As you may or may not know, along with having our own kids’ music station/blog, Gooney Bird Kids, we also run the Kids Place Live Fans blog. (KPL is the kids’ station on XM/Sirius Satellite Radio.) We’ve been fortunate enough to get to attend four different concerts in their Rumpus Room; the latest one being
The Magic Touch
Traveling is one big adventure. I’m hoping that the girls will learn to “go with the flow” while traveling. I’ve had a lot of practice in the last three weeks. On our way home from DC last month, the navigation system on the plane was not working. Rebooting didn’t help. It had simply overheated. No
The Girls
Even with all the craziness that I put them through, they are still pretty cool kids….
National Apricot Day
On all the calendar sites and many blogs, January 9th is “National Apricot Day”. I have searched, but not yet found a true source for this holiday. Apricots aren’t in season for a few more months, so it seems a bit strange… I’ve been feeling a bit out of touch at home because of all
Afternoon Fun
Camille and Chloe both, miraculously, finished their homeschooling tasks before dinner yesterday. Usually, they tend to drag their feet, but our new schedule is helping a bit… It was too chilly for them to want to stay out long, their friend across the street had homework to do and I wanted to cook dinner. What
Travelin’, Travelin’
Oh how we love to go places. And oh how I hate to come home. Not that I don’t love home. I do love being home. But those first few days when I get back from a trip are overwhelming. Not only do I have to unpack and get everything put away from the trip,
CA Dreamin’
After having been in California for ten hours now, I’ll share my thoughts. Since all I’ve seen is the San Jose Airport and this hotel, it won’t be much. I did bring a camera, but forgot it was SD not compact flash, so I won’t upload photos until I get home. One Day Meeting Pros:
GBK Gwyneth
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