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.
Weekend Report
The weekend of Austin City Limits is over, and I am starting to catch back up. The girls enjoyed being back at the festival this year and loved the free ice cream from HEB! We saw some great kids’ bands and some cool “grown-up” ones too. One thing we noted is that since the kids’
Austin City Limits – Day I
First obstacle. Even at 9:30 on a Friday morning, I-35 was stopped. My kids were very impressed with the Texas Exit and had no clue people even drove like that — we didn’t. We did cut through the Denny’s parking lot and onto a road that my iPhone said would get us (and everyone else
The Sound of Music
Yesterday evening, Chloe started banging on the piano, so Phil showed her a few basics. Chloe spent much of the evening trying out different key combinations and starting making some nice music. She came to me and said that she had the strategy and would like to take piano classes! Barbara told her that sometimes
Catching Up
Rollercoaster, going to ride you to the sky! That’s been our week. Thursday: Back to routine – Latin, swimming, gymnastics, normal. Friday: Revolving door of kids in the house. Fun, but not relaxing. Saturday: Mad dash to make something for the neighborhood International Dinner. You know, me the chef. Cough, cough. At least the kids
Radio 8 Ball
Camille participated in Radio 8 Ball: a musical divination format where questions are answered by picking songs at random and interpreting the randomly chosen song as the answer to the question, like picking musical tarot cards. The show will air in Seattle on Camille’s tenth birthday, but will also be available by podcast. Camille’s question
Home Again
Yesterday morning, I worked for a while, looked at the photos from Tuesday that I had been too sick and tired to deal with, then packed. I got the girls up and we went to pay the car’s hotel bill. By the time the car was all loaded and we hit the road, it was
Going Postal
For our final full day in DC on this trip, Camille really wanted to go to the National Postal Museum. Located off The Mall across the street from Union Station, this a museum we have been to a number of times when in DC for an XMKids Rumpus room show. I could tell there was
Over the Hedge (Rockin’ the Suburbs)
We had a slow start to the day — I spent the morning working and the girls did a little bit of homeschooling (once they woke up). Then we headed out to the “suburbs” to go to the National Zoo. Note that this is tongue-in-cheek, even more ridiculous than someone in midtown Atlanta saying that
Out Of Town
Living in the city is NOISY! Firetrucks, helicopters, beeping horns, and even a marching band in the alley between our apartment and the Ritz next door (we went out to see and it looked like an Indian wedding or some celebration that involved lots of drums…). Last night I chose to sleep with the windows
City Life
We arrived in DC on Friday morning. Thankfully, there is a driveway at the apartment building, since there is no parking on the street during the week. We unloaded the car from there, then moved it. To the Ritz next door. Yes, the car has five star accommodations while we live in grad student quality.
These Are The Days
The day started out well enough. Camille went to Latin with books and pencils; Chloe got to swimming with goggles, swimsuit (top AND bottom) and a towel. I sat down to work with iPhone and computer and review documentation. Good enough. After classes were done, we headed home, packed the car, picked up Moe’s, went
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