Archive for the ‘Vacation’ Category

I Bridge You Not

August 29th, 2008

Being the first day of the Labor Day Weekend, most people have plans to leave work early today, scoop up the kids and travel somewhere and do something to celebrate the last long weekend of the summer. Do I? Hell no. I’ve opted for a staycation this year.
Around the DC area, the majority of [...]

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Lost Photos of an Eavesdropper

August 2nd, 2008

While the family was in San Francisco last month, we caught a Giants game. It was a beautiful day. We walked to the game like city folk and squealed with delight (maybe only I squealed) when we arrived at the stellar seats a friend had wrangled for us. Second Row Batters Box. Hot Damn.

I guess [...]

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She’s 9

July 21st, 2008

Today my baby is 9 years old. According to her, this means that pretty soon she’ll be driving. Today we’re taking her to Malibu in Redwood City since we’re still in SF and they don’t let you ride the horses at the zoo (yes, she asked).
Tomorrow, we head back to Virginia - to Eastern [...]

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Sing. Sing a Song.

April 25th, 2008

I’m down by JMU for my daughter’s All-State Chorus practice and performance weekend. My near 13 year old and I both have a little spring-fever-playing-hooky feeling going on. She actually is missing school while I’m just missing out on feeding the dogs, cooking, dishes, laundry, what’s left of my mulch pile and did I mention [...]

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Karaoke Par-Tay in New York Ci-Tay

April 8th, 2008

It’s my blog and I can have a cheesy title if I want to. And what’s cheesier than twittering, texting, digital-camera-toting bloggers singing karaoke? You’ll have to tell me.
First the pictures and then…the video.

Liz of Mom101 and Cool Mom Picks hosted one hell of a party.

Here you see my cabbie partner (yes, I actually hit [...]

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