Jul 16, 2010

Take Me Out to the Ball Game

Last night we went to a really neat birthday party for Sam’s friend Zach.  We headed down at the Diamond to watch the Richmond Flying Squirrels take on Bowie, MD.  Sam had never been to a R...
Jul 13, 2010

Got LEGOs?

It is full-fledged LEGO-palooza here, folks!  Sam is full-out obsessed with them, announcing as such, “I am obsessed with LEGOs!”  He was even yelling in his sleep last night, “I w...
Jul 7, 2010

Hot, Hot, Hot!

I’m hot.  Are you hot?  In fact I am very, very hot.  Yesterday at 3 PM the temperature in the car read 110 degrees!  Yes, 110 right there in Busch Gardens parking lot.  And yes again, we w...
Jul 5, 2010

The House That Cleans Itself

A house that cleans itself?  Pretty intriguing, huh?  No way, no how, but how?  But really — how now brown cow?  It’s actually the name of a revolutionary book I’ve been reading ...
Jun 27, 2010

Never Too Old

I’ve realized a couple of things this week.  First of all, you are never too old for any emotion that you think you “outgrew.”  There is no outgrowing the human condition.  Yester...
Jun 19, 2010

Sponge Sam

Move on over, Sponge Bob!  There is a new animated character in town!  He may not be friends with a spatula or anything cool like that, but he sure is a sponge-roo just like you!  The first clue to...
Jun 10, 2010

This Old House

Man, if this house could talk, there would be tales to tell.  A friend lent it to us a few years ago when Sam was not quite two and still toddling around like a drunkard.  That pink slide seemed soo...
May 30, 2010

All Weared Out

Virginia Fun Passes in hand, the three of us set out to Busch Gardens for the first time this year. That place is truly amazing — and gorgeous! Who needs Disney? It is no wonder it has won the &...
May 25, 2010

Been to the Jeff Lately?

We hadn’t been the the Jefferson Hotel there since their big LeMaire “makeover” last year, and it impressive! We went for Bernie’s birthday since it is one of his favorite plac...
May 15, 2010

Ever Been to Tallahassee?

It’s OK! I hadn’t, but now I’m a big fan! It is like Richmond in lots of ways — a small Southern city, a little known state capital, tons of history, lots of charming non-chain...