How closed is it? Really? With family scheduled to come into town the following day, we decided to take a quick trip up to the National Mall today to see how closed it really was. We had seen photos on the news of barricades, police officers, even canine patrols designed to keep the general population…
“Look mom! We can go to the top!” “No, you can’t. I’m sure you can’t.” This was supposed to be a quick stop. We had spent the afternoon at the St. Louis Science Center and were just stopping by the Gateway Arch on our way back to Carlyle, Illinois when a quick stop turned into…
We did! We did not go to the top this time but we did look around the museum. It was a little dry for the boys but they really enjoyed all of the scenes that were set up. We have never actually done Jr. Ranger Badges! I know my boys would enjoy it but usually spend most of our time hiking. We tried it at the Grand Canyon but never finished it!ReplyCancel
When we finally got to Virginia I felt like I deserved a few days off. I wanted to lounge around, stay in my pajamas and really just not do a whole lot. So, we did. And we got bored. REALLY bored. The kids were fighting, I was not happy, and we all kind of just…
“Keep going until you feel like you are headed out of town. Then keep going. Our house is out there.” Kearney Nebraska was much bigger than I was expecting. Located mid-state I was thinking it’d be some po-dunk, in the middle of nowhere town and WHY would anyone want to live there? Ever? Pleasantly surprised…
It’s 9:20 on a Saturday evening, and I’m sitting on a bench, snuggling Rachel on my right, and Jess on my left. Jess has little Cara in her lap, with Andrew on her other side. Above us is a starry night sky, seen through the branches of the trees that surround us. The bench is…
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