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
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
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
Another Day, Another Museum
On the advice of a friend, today we opted to visit the US Botanic Garden. Rob and I had visited there years ago when we lived in Maryland, and I loved it. I can’t pass by a flower without taking its picture. With film and developing costs, that was quite prohibitive, but these days with
If It’s Thursday, It must be DC
Well, not quite, but that’s how it feels! The girls and I drove up yesterday, after going to the post office and library. For a telecommuter, I think I have an awfully long commute. Today we headed down to The Mall to go to The National Museum of the American Indian. As one of the
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
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.
Georgia Mountain Fair
As I had worked so much earlier in the week, it was time to get away from the computer and do something else. After much fuss, as it is always a challenge to get five people out of the house, we hit the road to head to the Georgia Mountain Fair. The girls spotted the
A Day At the Museum
The girls have been complaining that we don’t go to the museum enough (eh, I took them to the Field Museum AND Morton Arboretum (2x) last weekend, doesn’t that count?), so they begged to go to the Atlanta History Center today. Once there, I realized they didn’t really want to go to a museum, they
Rainy Day Field Day
We are here in Chicago for our annual pilgrimage. The past two summers we have come to Chicago at least once to hear Ralph’s World in concert. Each summer we have spent at least one night in the hotel we are in right now (Typing poolside). I almost feel at home here. We know where
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
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
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
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
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
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