I homeschool for many reasons. One is the flexibility homeschooling affords on so many different levels. We can “do school” in the car on a trip or on a Saturday to make up for a missed weekday. Or we can even play Scrabble as our spelling lesson for the day. That’s what I chose toContinue reading “Thank you, Candace Bushnell and Pentagon City”
Category Archives: Travel
Thanksgiving Randomness
My phone has become my instant gratification in more ways than one. I love taking pictures on it, especially after downloading the Hipstamatic camera app on our 13+ hour drive down to Georgia. Here are some random shots from the weekend. Some with the Hipstamatic, some regular. Since I am posting this after a 13+Continue reading “Thanksgiving Randomness”
Tax dollars at work
As a woman in her childbearing years certain things happen each month on which I must keep tabs. Keep this in mind. Scene opens: a woman and her two daughters are gayly meandering through a beautiful park in DC. It is a gorgeous day. The girls are happily playing with their Barbies and mom isContinue reading “Tax dollars at work”
Going postal
Lately it seems I’m losing my inhibitions when it comes to losing it with people. Poor Washington Post customer service rep didn’t know she was going to get the psycho customer from Hades when she went to work the other day. I kinda lost it on her. I wish I could say I was speakingContinue reading “Going postal”
Gargoyle Love
I have a fascination with gargoyles and generally any kind of human, animal or creature carved into stone, wood, you name it. This started when we lived in Germany. In Europe there is at least one insanely old church or castle in every city. So there are animal and human faces all over the place. IContinue reading “Gargoyle Love”
Running partners
Believe it or not I’m running again. I’m even training for a race. 10K, it’s a start. In fact, it may be the longest distance I race. I’ve been training for several months now and I’ve seen some interesting things just running through my humble neighborhood. Take for instance, Thing 1 and Thing 2: See,Continue reading “Running partners”
Not So SAHM 