Jun 16, 2009

Back to the Zoo!

We used to be real regulars, like regular regulars, at the Metro Richmond Zoo back in the day when Sam was two. Gosh, we were there once a week at least. In the last couple of years, though, we haven&...
Jun 14, 2009

A Day Out with Daddy

Daddy Mac has been working seven days a week for quite a long while now and finally has a whole entire two-day weekend off. Yee ha! Hallelujah! Today he gallantly took the Saminator up to DC to see th...
Jun 6, 2009

Father’s Day Approacheth

Did you know that Father’s Day is next, yes, next weekend? That makes it a mere week from this Sunday. As my father would say, “Jeesh. How ’bout that?” I just made that startli...
May 29, 2009

Time to SWIM!

School has been out for a whole week now, one very looong week. The adjustment is not going well — for me at least. Sam is fine, but I miss the time zooming around doing errands by myself, buyin...
May 24, 2009

A Few Good Women

Here it is, Memorial Day again. This is the day when we take time to reflect upon our military and feel grateful for their countless sacrifices. We’re also grateful for those who support our sol...
May 23, 2009

Oh, What a Day!

Today is Daddy Mac’s birthday! I think we are going to do a do-over on Sunday because he hasn’t gotten much of one at all. He ended up on a 7AM flight to Atlanta and back in River City at ...
May 18, 2009

The AMAZING Air & Space Museum

It’s just embarrassing. I went to college AND law school in Washington, DC, and never went, not even once, to the Air & Space Museum. Just plain pathetic. Oh well. Today was a new day, and ...
May 16, 2009

Homestead Hobo

We were kicking back at the Homestead this past week. Yes, again. But before you make any assumptions that we must have won the lottery or cured cancer, let me explain. We’re not quite “ho...
May 15, 2009

School’s Out for Summer!

Alice Cooper said it all with her classic, “School’s out for summer. School’s out forever. School’s been blown to pieces.” I used to LOVE that song and feel such euphoria...
May 10, 2009

Diggin’ for Dinos

When Sam exclaimed, “Mommy let’s go outside and dig for dinosaurs!” I was a tad sceptical. Very sceptical. Who put him up to this — Sid the Science Kid, Curious George, or the ...