No Internet for 4 days – the longest I’ve been without it since 1999, I think. It’s amazing how disconnected I immediately felt once the realization set in that it wouldn’t be fixed right away. It crashed shortly after I got off the phone with Verizon, attempting to fix a billing issue. Pure coincidence? I […]
Archives for August 2008
The National Building Museum
One of my favorite museums in Washington, D.C. is the National Building Museum. With it’s bright red brick exterior, this structure is one of the most unique buildings in the city. Originally called the Pension Building, its initial purpose was two-fold: to house the Pension Bureau and to act as a venue for the District’s […]
Delight in a Dumpster
My husband found this fabulous drum set in a dumpster outside one of his work sites. Everything was intact and in good condition, albeit with a few small scratches here and there, which most likely resulted from being thrown into the garbage in the first place! Both M&M absolutely love these drums! Maya plays them […]
Taking daddy’s car out for a spin
Maya’s taken over her dad’s remote control Mercedes. I gave it to him for Christmas two years ago, he toyed around with it a for a few days after, and it’s been sitting on a shelf gathering dust ever since. It wasn’t until this past week that she discovered that her Little People fit perfectly […]