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,
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
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:
Geocaching
During this short break, Rob decided to work on ripping huge stacks of CDs on his computer, so he can listen to a greater variety of his music than he has in a long time. I worked on creating the 2009 version of our family website and catching up on some other journaling tasks. I
NYC at Christmas
A few weeks ago, I thought it might be nice to arrange a day trip to NYC from Washington for me and the girls to go see the tree, windows and lights. I then realized that Dan Zanes would be having a Holiday House Party in NYC. Rob then decided he would like to join
Life in the City + National Archives
On Wednesday, the friend we had planning to meet for breakfast canceled on us, so I posted the need for a museum on my Facebook. Our canceling friend’s coworker emailed me with an idea for an outing, so we decided to try it! After taking care of domestic and work tasks, we headed out across
The Nutcracker
At Christmastime in the past, Rob has taken Camille, then both girls to go see The Nutcracker at the Atlanta Ballet. This year, I read an article in The Washington Post about The Nutcracker at the Kennedy Center and thought that sounded like lots of fun! Rob found out that The Nutcracker there was sold
National Museum of American History
After I worked some and caught up some on my other pursuits, the girls and I headed out to go to the National Museum of American History. Our plan was to visit the exhibit on American Wars, to supplement what Camille has been doing in history and then visit the transportation exhibit. But, I knew
Winter in DC
Even after our very late night last night, the girls and I were up early, in the car and on our way before 6am. We dropped the car at the car place, took the bus and checked in. We mailed our Netflix movie and a check at the post office and went through security. The
Homeschool Day at the History Center
I’ve been feeling quite unhappy lately about how little we’ve been getting out and about in Atlanta lately. Especially in these economic hard times, I think that we should be doing all we can to support the arts, music and museum in Atlanta, but I’m having a hard time balancing everything. We used to go
Chloe’s Big Adventure
On Monday, Camille and I dropped Chloe and Barbara off at the airport. Chloe fit all her clothes, her pencils and DS in her new backpack on wheels. She is quite the seasoned traveler, and it shows. She and Barbara headed off through security and passed time in the Admirals Club (must be nice). She
At the State Department
Today was the big day…. The Jefferson Fellows (of who one is) were officially welcomed at the State Department. Condoleezza Rice was supposed to participate in the ceremony but supposedly had to go to the UN to attend a speech by the King of Saudi Arabia about religious tolerance or some such thing. Huh. The
Hours at the Hirshhorn
Today the whole family headed out to visit the Hirshhorn Museum. It had something for everyone! Before going in the girls took a spin on the carousel outside the Smithsonian Castle. It spins super fast and Chloe thinks it is the greatest! As we walked into the museum, we enjoyed watching the fountain right in
Lows and Highs
As most of the family went to bed quite late, we slowly pulled ourselves together and headed out. After stopping in at Starbucks we walked to the car, parked on a distant street. Chloe had been talking about how she would love to see a cave, so when I brought up “Skyline Drive” as an
Torpedos to Art
After a late night arrival, everyone was slow to get going on Saturday morning. Rob ran out for bagels while the rest of us picked up and got ready for the day. We decided to drive over to Alexandria and visit the riverfront and the Torpedo Factory. Rob and I had gone there back when
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
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