Japan Trip, Day -1
The end of another day is here. Gazoo is feeling better, but still not back to herself. She played with Chloe, but didn’t ask to go outside at all. She’s getting around okay, though she’s not quite so eager to jump. As for preparations, I took care of a lot of my “chores”. Plus we
Japan Trip, Day -2
Here we are, preparing for our big trip. How? Me, tying up loose ends at work. Timesheets, weekly reports, and the actual work too. Rob, at the beach with the girls. Gazoo, well, see the earlier post. Honestly, I have done no more than to get the laundry done and to gather electronics that may
Getting Around
Sheesh. We’ve been living here for a year now. You think I wouldn’t get so lost. Coming home from the mountains, we dropped off books at our current library (apologies to the woman behind me that had to wait while we tried to dig out all the library books from various canvas bags in the
Nature Walk
The weather looked like it would rain, so my mom and I headed out for a walk this morning. We were approached by a loose barking dog (grr) and saw lots of flowers. And made it back just before the afternoon drizzle started.
Arts in the Park
Yesterday we went down to the Arts in the Park festival. It was nice to see that gas prices did not keep the crowds away. There were lots of people there and more artists than ever! Unfortunately, it appeared that the only people making money were those who were selling food. I hope that wasn’t
Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?
I admit, this was a favorite game of mine as a kid. I think that the newer version have lost some of the “originality”. If it doesn’t use a Fodor’s, then it is no good for us. Anyway, Rob, the girls, my parents and I are all over the globe these days, and I am
Ahoy There Matey
Today Barbara, the girls and I headed out to the Renaissance Festival. In the past, we haven’t gone as Chloe had a deep fear of swords. She’s gotten past that now, and now loves a good weapon. It was “Pirate’s Plunder” weekend, and the girls gathered quite a bit of pirate’s booty (not the cheesy
Final Day in NYC
The girls were not up for any ambitious sightseeing after we checked out of our hotel and headed to Manhattan. We took the subway to Times Square. Camille had in mind the chocolate stores. There were 50 police cars there; from what I gathered they were filming the movie “The Taking of the Pelham 123”.
Dinnertime
Yeah
Ride the Wonder Wheel
This morning, the girls and I walked over to the F train and rode it all the way to the end at Coney Island. Were they surprised that you could take the train to the beach! how cool is that! We walked over to the boardwalk, but almost nothing was open. Around noon, all the
Bagels for Breakfast
Could there be any doubt? We headed out early and got on the F train to Union Square. We quickly found a deli and grabbed some bagels and coffee (milk for the girls). We sat at a table in Union Square to eat, then walked through the wonderful farmer’s market that was going on there.
We’re in NYC now…
the train didn’t seem to have wireless, so I was off-line for over 24 hours for the first time in quite a while, I think. We got into Penn Station around 2pm, hopped on the uptown train (after fighting with the machine that would not sell me three subway cards), and got to the Museum
We’re on our way
To NYC
Thursday Thirteen
My friend Kat over at Sunshine and Lemonade posted a list of thriteen places she’d like to go. My thirteen is a little different from hers. I’d say that her lists includes quite a few places that I’d like to take my kids (Colonial Williamsburg, Yellowstone), but only one or two places that I have
Fort Mountain
I got up early and worked for a long time (3 hours?) before the girls got up — the man across the street started screaming for his dog, and woke them up. Camille helped Chloe get breakfast, then the girls made us a pb&j, carrots, pirate booty, grapes and more type lunch. (Yeah for having
Mini Getaway
The girls have no activities this week. None. I SO wanted to go away. Jekyll again, Florida, Alabama, Texas, somewhere, anywhere. BUT, I have a release due in a couple weeks and have too much work to do to really go anywhere. Instead, the girls and I packed up the car (and Rob loaded the
Je suis une vรฉgรฉtarienne
Ugh. It is a frustration here. I don’t like to go out to eat, as it turns into such a problem! Even when the meeting organizers warn the hotel and the meeting places that there are a number of vegetarians amongst our group, the serving staff still insist that they have nothing else. The first
Springtime in Paris
Yesterday, I took some time off (hey, I am half-time and had spent three full days in meetings!) and went to l’Orangerie which has been closed for “renovations” since I first came to a French ILOG meeting(back in 2000). The museum reopened since my last trip, and I finally got to go see Monet’s masterpieces.
Photos at the Museum
After our meeting today at the Maison des Polytechniciens, we walked across the street to the Musee d’Orsay for a tour and then dinner in the dining room. Our very large group broke into three groups for guided tours. I enjoyed listening to our tour guide, who provided lots of insight and interesting history about
Grey Paree
The direct flight with personal tvs was pleasant. Airplane movies have improved to now be on demand, so I could start and stop at will. I ended up watching 3.5 movies over the Atlantic. The flight ended an hour early on a sour note, with a terrible landing. Thump, thump, whoa! Everyone around me was
GBK Gwyneth
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