Where Globe-Trotting meets Beach-Combing
We were not defeated by the Virginia Aquarium this time! How did we swing this victory, you ask? Three easy steps to success: 1. Chris came! 2. The stroller did not come! 3. We went on a Friday, not MLK weekend! Walking through the dark, twisting passages this time I realized it was absolute fun…
“The mere animal pleasure of traveling in a wild unexplored country is very great.” ~Dr. David Livingstone The British missionary explorer! An adventurous American journalist! The Sultan of Zanzibar! Of course I picked “The Daring Heart of David Livingstone—exile, African slavery, and the publicity stunt that saved millions” by Jay Milbrandt FOR FREE to read and…
Sometimes my kids hate me. Sometimes they both get sick the morning Chris leaves for four days. Sometimes they stagger naps and calls of nature to where someone is always crying and someone is always poopy. Sometimes my kids wake up every two freaking hours all night when they should be sleeping three times that…
“Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea.” ~ Henry Fielding Oolong Rouge Tea is a classic oolong blended with rose buds. I bought in Beijing after a Gungfu Chinese tea ceremony, literally “making tea with effort,” on my first trip to China. Oolong Rouge Tea is mellow and slightly fruity with hints of…
Our visit to the Virginia Aquarium was a complete disaster. It was ridiculously crowded. Isaac was both tired AND tired of potty training. He decided to forego the toilets and ran around hitching up his soggy pull up. He was overstimulated and I was slow moving—the stroller slowed me waaaay down, stranger’s kids kept trying…
“Most navy warships (Depending on the captain, of course) have pretty strict mealtime rules. Carriers not as much because they’re so big, but cruisers, destroyers and frigates typically have very specific meal start times where you are in place in the wardroom standing at your chair waiting for the captain. If you’re not there or are late,…
Snow day! Everything was canceled for our half-inch of snow. Last night Isaac said, “if there’s snow, I want to play with my diggers.” This morning, he was delighted. “Where did all that snow come from? It’s wet?Why is it snow?” We bundled up and out we went. We played with the neighbors, we pushed…
