Closed until August! CLOSED UNTIL AUGUST! STAR ISLAND IS CLOSED UNTIL AUGUST!
Actually, from a reread of the email which includes, “We have just learned that Star Island must shut-down to complete necessary electrical system upgrades. This work is not expected to be complete until early August.” I’m not sure that it will even […]
After the first game where so many balls were hit to the outfield, Caitlin was moved from second to left field. Girls stopped hitting there. I think the ball must have been afraid.
Caitlin and Scotty came home with two trophies from last weekend’s Northern Virginia All-Star tournament. This is my favorite softball weekend because girls from different teams in the Fort Hunt league play together on one team against other leagues in the area. So instead of being on opposite benches all the parents, girls, and coaches […]
Caroline and John had a babysitting gig this week. Caroline because she is responsible and John because it was one of his friends. They’d done an occasional evening before, but this time Simon needed three days of care. Day one included a lot of game boy plus a trip to the pool which John declared, […]
One thing I hadn’t been looking forward to on the camping trip was sleeping on the ground. I’d debated buying an air mattress, but was worried that everyone would laugh at me. But while lying in my very comfortable bed early Friday morning I made a last minute decision that I wasn’t going to sleep […]
John’s cub scout den camping trip was this weekend. At his age parents, well Dad’s really, are expected to come. But since it was Father’s Day weekend and Scotty doesn’t believe in camping I told him my present for him was to go on the trip with John and he could help coach Caitlin’s All-Star […]
Now, I love Dan Rather, but even if I didn’t I’d have to agree with his characterization that at the CBS Evening News they are “dumbing it down and tarting it up.” Executives like to talk about “making the news appealing to women with more soft stories.” As a woman I’m insulted. What I want […]
The news of the Island shut down is a shocker, but I suppose it shouldn’t be because the buildings are old and wooden and the fire marshal has been warning about safety for years. For those who haven’t heard through the emails flying around, Star Island was shut down by the Rye fire marshal. As […]
Today is the much anticipated “Fiesta Day” for the second graders. This ties in with their study of Mexico and includes “10 different stations!” a high light of which is the marketplace. For this each student is provided with 10 pesos to shop with from the six items everyone has brought in to sell. They’ll […]
It is just wrong that her return to jail today was such a big story. It was on the front page of the Post and NY Times web sites and lead story on the radio news. Not that I wasn’t sucked in by it too – as soon as I saw it I quickly IMed […]