Easter 2011. I’ve gotta admit it — my boys travel VERY VERY VERY well. From Jacob and the Amtrak Auto Train to see family at 9 months old, to Timmy and a trip up to North Carolina to find a new house at 4 months old, our boys have learned that long automobile trips are … Read more
This is our just-finished-packing-on-the-first-warm-day-of-our-campout-pooped picture. Meet Megan, who was my college roommate for my last two years at PSU. She has a son about Jacob’s age. Every couple of years we try to get together to hang out. We aren’t formal about it or anything, but in recent years we’ve been able to take turns … Read more
I use that line with my kids a lot when they’re making questionable decisions. If one of them is feeding grass clumps to the dog, I’ll ask “Good idea? Or bad idea?” Usually that’s enough to make them think before continuing. I got a (not-quite sanctioned) invitation to join Google+, Google’s new social network, last … Read more
Maryann’s and my latest adventure: Canoeing on Florida’s Blackwater River. Geologically, Florida’s Blackwater River is a “blackwater river“: tannins are leached out of the local vegetation giving the water a diluted-tea color. Yesterday we took the kids up to Blackwater River State Park (about 25 miles north of our house) and picked up a pair … Read more
As is always the case when I get together with Maryann the Fotomom, today was an adventure. We took our boys to NAS Pensacola today and enjoyed an hour or so at the Pensacola Lighthouse before spending the rest of the day at the National Museum of Naval Aviation, which we’d visited before. At the … Read more
This week we have friends from North Carolina visiting: Maryann (AKA Fotomom), Joey and Johnny. Jacob and Joey were in the same preschool from 2005-2008 and were two peas in a pod, while Timmy and Johnny were best buddies as the respective little brothers. We took dozens of great road trips together! Joey and Johnny … Read more
This was from a year ago today, but it’s worth reviving for this year, since I laugh so much from the stupid names of some of these products! This week I’m volunteering at a fireworks stand. For those saying “Wow! How?”, let me explain a little. The state of Nebraska allows 10 days per year … Read more
This is what much of my drive up I-59 and I-81 looked like last month. If you’re unfamiliar with the southeastern U.S., you might have never seen this. Having lived in North Carolina for 3 years, there were areas where we came to expect it. So…what is kudzu? You can read the details, from the … Read more
This is a test to see if my e-mail customers are getting my posts. Meanwhile enjoy this picture of the boys shoveling coal at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania:
Yes, these posts are hideously out of order, but I’m writing them in the order of ease of collecting my thoughts. Sorry about that 🙂 Maybe I’ll force the dates around some when I’m all done. We started out in Greenville, SC on the last day of our road trip. It was about 2 1/2 … Read more