For our first afternoon in Rome I’d planned a walkabout – a swing by the Termini and then various plazas and other sights so we’d have a feel for seeing the city without having to be anywhere at any particular time so if our plane was late it didn’t matter. This walk, despite having studied […]
John and I spent yesterday at Assateague and I learned two important things. First, bring a friend to the beach with John. Second, don’t wear a tankini to boogie board in.
The friend is useful for keeping John happily occupied while I read my book. However, the waves were so rough that I would have […]
Last Wednesday was the Stratford Landing Band concert. This would be a charming event if there weren’t so many students and accompanying parents. However, both the fifth and sixth grade bands seemed to have at least 50 or 60 kids each and all those kids have lots of relatives so the gym was packed beyond […]
I finally got all our summer schedules transferred to one calendar, took a look at it, and felt like it was practically over. Between not getting out until June 24th and field hockey season starting August 10th thus ending any family travel, the summer is really rather short: Star Island, basketball camp, field hockey camp, […]
It is a good thing John likes singing because so far this week he has had six hours of rehearsal and tomorrow night starts the first of his three shows for the West Potomac Choral Spring Show. Since practice is scheduled to end about 7, but is not guaranteed so parents are encouraged to come […]
Mother’s Day was pretty nice - John made me pancakes, Caitlin invited me to watch Saturday Night Live with her, and Caroline was actually home. (She arrived yesterday and will be here until June 8th when she heads off to Star Island.) Plus I got in almost four hours of gardening.
Mainly I tied up […]
A couple of weeks ago Caitlin and some other members of the broadcast journalism and yearbook classes took a trip to Portland, OR for a conference. At the conference Caitlin received an “award of excellence” (second place) for the video she put together on how budget cuts had affected the gymnastics team. This week her […]
On Saturday the odometer on our 1999 Honda Odyssey rolled over 200,000 miles. It happened just north of Richmond when we were on our way home from a fun few days in Williamsburg. I was pleased that the moment came while I was on a road trip and not around town because we’ve had a […]
Mom has been walking with her lady friends for years and loving it. This article in the Post really captures what makes it so fun for her. All this walking has been great for her - she is probably in the best shape of her life and has more energy then most people.
John said his good day started about 2:00 on Friday. First came recess, always a good thing. Then at 2:30 the SOAR assembly (”student something award recognition” is John’s explanation) was held and John received an award for being “Most Honest” in both his class and his grade.
Finally, at the end of the day […]