Wednesday, September 28, 2016 It is time for this five day trip to Washington DC to wind down. Walker will surely have lots of stories to tell. Today is all about travel back home. The group had breakfast at the hotel, two pit stops and a lot of miles to cover. They got back at […]
Tuesday, September 27, 2016 Today is the Class of 2017’s last full day in Washington DC and just like all the others, it is quite scheduled. After breakfast at hotel, they headed to the Iwo Jima Memorial. Then they visited Ford’s Theatre, the site of the assassination of President Lincoln. At Arlington National Cemetery, they […]
Look! It’s eating his finger. Crab legs have been Mason’s request for a few weeks but I just wasn’t sure where to go here to get them. There was the option of buying them at the international market and making them at home but sometimes a restaurant improves the likability of a dish. Off to […]
Monday, September 26, 2016 Today’s adventures began at George Washington’s Mount Vernon home with a guided mansion tour. This marks the site of the 200-year old slave cemetery. The marker reads In memory of the Afro AmericansWho served as slaves at Mount VernonThis monument marking their burial ground Dedicated September 21, 1983 Mount Vernon Ladies’ […]
Sunday, September 25, 2016 Even though the students arrived late last night to their hotel in Maryland, they were up and at it early today. They had continental breakfast in the hotel and boarded the bus. They headed straight to the National Zoo. Because it is free and open at 8 AM on a Sunday […]
Mason was all torn up about Walker being gone on the Washington DC trip. Bill was not much better. They were mopey and sad. Until I mentioned going to breakfast at IHOP. Then it was like the sun came out. Mason had big plans to take full advantage of only child status. He settled in […]
Excitement drove Walker right out of bed way earlier than normal and much, much easier than usual. He was packed and itching to leave by 5:30 AM even though we were supposed to arrive at school at 6 AM. Who could blame him? The adventure of the 8th grade trip was moments from starting and […]
I’m happy to present the new popcorn distribution center! That’s right. That’s NOT our garage! It took some time for someone to step up as the new popcorn kernel but they did better. They came up with a plan and two dads are now in charge. One is housing the inventory and the other is […]
Mason didn’t skip a beat when I asked him what he’d like for Try It Tuesday this week. Coconut shrimp sounded pretty good but I had to narrow it down. Shrimp in a coconut sauce? Shrimp with coconut flavor? Was the shrimp supposed to be wet or dry when it was served? I probed further […]
Tonight was our first 4-H meeting of the year. To change it up a little, we met at the Newburgh Park called Fortress of Fun. First we had a regular meeting and, as a treat, ice cream sundaes. Then for our activity, the kids moved to a small contained section of the fortress and played […]