christmas travels
the girls were up at 4am this morning, but we managed to hold them off until 5am. After the frenzy of gift opening and happy dances, we got busy with cleaning up and packing to head to the airport. The girls did take a few breaks to play with their new toys and to show
posting from 30K feet
just because I can!
like an old friend
being home for three weeks in a row has its advantages. Despite it being the holiday season, when we have twice as much to accomplish, I’ve been able to keep up with all the tasks and even get ahead a bit! I had promised the girls that when things were under control, we would start
trip down the Nile
yesterday, the girls and I headed over to the Carlos Museum at Emory. Even after having lived so close to Emory and driven through it often for so many years, I think this was my very first time to actually step foot on the campus! Camille had been to the Carlos before with friends. When
tuba christmas
today we headed downtown for “Light Up Blue Ridge.” Barbara had been practicing quite a bit to join the “Tuba Christmas” performance…. Not only did we attend the Tuba Christmas concert, Chloe got a balloon animal (of course) and we watched Santa come in on the Blue Ridge Railroad. Overall, it was a nice time
light up aska
after going for our hike, we headed to Shallowford Bridge to the “Light Up Aska.” Santa arrived on a Fannin County firetruck; Chloe didn’t want to talk to him, but finally did go up to him and said she wanted a dog for Christmas. From there, we headed to the Lily Pad. Rob and the
“hiking,” north georgia style
after spending the morning in the cabin, we headed out to go for a “hike.” With the slowpoke dog and the gimpy sister, we didn’t do much hiking, mostly just a long drive and a tromp on about 500 feet of the Appalachian Trail. Camille enjoyed writing runes with charcoal from primitive campsite fires. Chloe
playing in the park
on this my first day of a five day weekend, we (Phil, Barbara, Camille, Chloe and I) headed out for the afternoon. After lunch at the general store by Shallowford Bridge, we headed out to the county park for a walk. Big rocks are so fun … the girls didn’t want to go for the
at the cabin
days working at the cabin are often much nicer than working at home. Even if there weren’t others around at the cabin to help with the kids and the cooking, I feel more relaxed. I suppose I don’t feel the pressure of having to work on straightening out the numerous piles in the storage room
in the woods
today, I finished up my work and other tasks by mid-afternoon and headed out for a short walk despite my back still hurting from when I threw it out last week. Once I left, I realized that the grey skies and my beige coat were probably not a great combination, given that it is deer
Pappy’s Trading Post
As I’m sure she’d say, one of the reasons my mom likes to geocache is that is gets her to places she would not normally go. By heading off the beaten path to look for the caches, we end up in places we never would have thought to go. Today, we headed out to a
photos and videos from the weekend in DC/VA
Weekend photos: Ralph at XM: Ralph at Jammin’ Java:
headed home, the long way around
after a slow morning invoving a bagel breakfast and a swim in the pool, we checked out of the hotel and headed home. But not in very much of a hurry. First, we fought the traffic and lines and went to Great Falls Park on the Virginia side, where we met up with some friends.
escaping the crowds
on saturday morning, we headed over to Jammin’ Java to see another show. I was shocked by the traffic in Vienna, VA. The past few times we have been there, the traffic was nothing like what we saw. Perhaps people were trying to avoid I-66, which seems to be a construction mess at the Beltway.
road trip!
3:30am. that’s when I got up and turned on the coffee pot. Of course, I forgot to do a couple things I meant to do, but the girls and I were on the road by 4am. That got us up to Virginia by just after 11am: and then checked into a hotel, a shopping trip
lake eden arts festival (leaf) – day 3
During the night, it actually snowed! None stuck to the ground at the camp, so the kids were disappointed. I got up before the kids to go buy some coffee and hot chocolate for us. Once we were warmed up, we headed over to Eden Hall for buffet breakfast. The sun was shining, making breakfast
lake eden arts festival (leaf) – day 2
after a night of lots and lots of rain, we woke to the LEAF “Family Campground” noises outside our tent. We dressed quickly and headed to Eden Hall for the breakfast buffet (priced by weight). We ate on the screened porch, which was really quite cold. The grounds had gotten pretty muddy during the night,
lake eden arts festival (leaf) – day 1
friday morning started off miserably. Nothing went right. The girls and I finally got on the road at quarter to 11 — I had been hoping to leave around 9. Remembering my illness following eating at Taco Bell on our trip back from Texas a week previously, we decided to stop for lunch at Moe’s.
walk in the woods
this morning we woke to rain falling quietly, soothingly on the roof. We all gave in to the peace and had a slow start to the morning. Chloe and Barbara made a nice coffee cake midmorning as Camille worked on her homeschooling and I (mostly) happily worked on conquering my to-do list. Around noon, Chloe
entertaining corn
corn? entertaining? Yummy, perhaps. King, perhaps. But entertaining? Yes, in fact, it is. Our fall day in the mountains started out in Cherry Log at the Fall Festival. I was expecting a church bazaar type happening ans was not too far off. We were pleasantly delighted with the low-key affair, however. Cherry Log has a
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