Monthly Archive: April 2011
Laura and I wanted to do something today, and thought of walking around Kinder Park in this nice weather. When we found out that Cameron had a tee ball game today, we decided to walk to the park where he was at and watch him play. When we arrived there,...
This Easter, right after church and lunch Daddy and Silas were out of their best clothes and building something for Nana on the back deck. But I managed to get Rubà and her mommy in their Easter best before they changed, or something like that.
This time it took nearly two days of travel time for John to get home. When at last we could say hi on the webcam again, Silas was sure to climb up on my lap and immediately tell John, “I miss you, Mr. Dolphin” which I quickly captured the moment...
Not Goodbye…. Without a clue how to make an intercontinental relationship work, John and I eased into our first step into doing so, we got engaged his last visit here. Go ahead and play the video. 🙂 Create your own video slideshow at animoto.com.
I’ve been to the Air and Space Museum in Washington D.C. more times than I could ever count, and always love going to it. I didn’t know that there was an extension to it in Dulles till John mentioned he’d like to go there. On top of that, my uncle,...
It’s probably fair to say that Silas and John’s relationship started over a cup of tea. Mind you it was miles apart using a web cam, but they would share hot tea together daily after that. So, the morning after our trip to Lurray Caverns (we got home late and...
After going to Lurray Caverns and the Car Museum, we decided to head north to home via Skyline Drive. I called from Lurray to see if there was an entrance to the drive from Lurray, I was told there was.
While in Lurray, we visited the Car and Carriage Caravan Museum. The Car and Carriage Caravan Museum exhibit is a tour of milestones in transportation, including authentically restored cars, carriages, coaches and costumes, dating from 1725 to 1941. The centerpiece of the collection is the 1892 Benz, one of the...
***UPDATED*** Lurray Caverns was discovered in 1878, by a photographer. 🙂 Beneath Virginia’s storied Shenandoah Valley, this “must see†U.S. Natural Landmark awaits. One hour tours, (we took two hours) from well-lighted, paved walkways lead visitors through cathedral-sized rooms with ceilings 10 stories high. Enormous chambers are filled with towering...
John was interested in a tour of Severn Gas Pumps, and so I asked Paul if that was possible and he agreed. He gave us a very thorough tour and allowed John to take photos. Severn Gas Pumps, Restoring America’s Past, restores old gas pumps and also has signs and...
When Cameron comes over, it usually gets called a “cammy day” in our household. This particular Cammy day, it was nice enough out to go to the park. Since John and I could stroll Rubí Miranda opted to bike the boys to the park.
Ocean City 2011, that is. This being John’s third visit to Maryland, it seemed way overdue to take him to Ocean City.
Unfortunately the trees in our yard (and there are many) are not in good health. Thanks to severe thunderstorms and harsh snow storms, branches easily get knocked down into our yard a lot. This day, John decided to teach Silas he could help out Daddy and collect sticks for the...
Despite nature’s best efforts, Ellicott City, which was founded in 1772 as Ellicott Mills, stands today with all the old-country charm of its early days. Preservation is key to the community of Ellicott City, and restoring historic landmarks is something the residents believe in. Indeed, the town itself seems to...
A few times when John has been here we have tried to go to Down’s Park, only to find it closed. This time, we picked an open day. While there, we met a swan… ..and a turtle. We also went to Chelsea Beach. It was nice to have a...
Miranda chose to celebrate her birthday at Laura’s workplace, the Texas Roadhouse.
John and I had a shopping day, then went to Glen Burnie Mall to see their Friday night car show. Later Miranda wanted to use her firepit and cook hot dogs and peeps.
Never having been to Philadelphia, and John who likes to visit zoos, we combined an outing and went to the Philadelphia Zoo and then decided to see the Liberty Bell in historic Philadelphia. What I did not know was that Philadelphia was home to the FIRST zoo in our country....
Even though the forecast was for showers, we went to the National Zoo in Washington DC. Before we left though, John and Rubi have fun on the comfy chair.
This is John’s 3rd visit to Maryland, and so, his third visit to Baltimore’s Aquarium. He likes it a lot (especially the Australian section). Since it was raining, we had to look for an indoor activity. John I don’t think would ever say no to a visit to the aquarium....
John arrived late last night, or even could call it early this morning. With two days travel and only a few hours night sleep, his day began with breakfast and…SILAS! Silas was surprised to see his internet web cam buddy that he has tea with each morning in our living...
Well even though Enric and Miranda moved into their own place upstairs a few months ago, we are still putting the house back together here on the main floor. One of the last things I put back to its place was my keyboard. Silas was most excited about it. Here...
I’ve always been kind of fascinated with model trains. We always had a train set under our Christmas tree when I was young, and then as a mom, made sure my children had a train set too. Perhaps it’s in my blood, my granddad worked for B&O Railroad. One of...
Sitting in a box is great fun. Kids love boxes! But Mommy showing Silas how it can be a turtle’s home is also fun!
Imagine that you had an average monthly income of about $170 balanced against average monthly expenses of about $940–and that you were more than $14,000 in debt. Then imagine that as of today, you had only $58.60 in cash left in your bank account and $130.50 left on your line...