Something About Nothing...........#8

[minniejack]

all right posting for today...i know u were all worried

i smell pics coming from bonny

today is my kiddos last day of school until April 8th. They're supposed to be making up 1 snow day on Thursday, not tomorrow Wednesday. He's going to be 'sick' as i assume a large % of kids will be.

we thought of doing the same thing by taking the kids out Thursday, but DD has a varsity tennis match on the 1st and DH has a golf tournament

Oh, well, they got on my nerves too much when they were home all winter.

Let's Gooooooo Mountaineers

 

[macraven]

our district is having spring break this week.



hoping it will extend into next week......

 

[keishashadow]

it just postpones the inevitable

mj if u do DC, take notes please! my family clamoring for summer visit, Ocean City is same hour drive for us, beach sounds better to dumby-me

 

[Mad Hattered]

Afternoon/evening everyone ... just got back from a weekend trip with hubby to a horror mask convention in Indianapolis ... glad to be home!

Sounds like you took in a little Horrorhound this weekend. Welcome back!

 

[macraven]

off to watch american idol.............

 

[donaldduck352]

off to watch american idol.............

I knew your gonna post that!!2hr special tonight and DW is hooked.I'm gonna retire early and watch some manly best of UFC 2009 in the other room!!!

 

[Mad Hattered]

I'm recording AI at the moment and will begin to watch it when our favorite show (Lost) is over. Besides....I'm getting ready to toss a couple beef tenderloin steaks over some charcoal.....and of course a head of Romaine.

BTW, Mac.....today was 73....tomorrow is 81.

 

[minniejack]

it just postpones the inevitable

mj if u do DC, take notes please! my family clamoring for summer visit, Ocean City is same hour drive for us, beach sounds better to dumby-me

we went a few years ago. One big suggestion is to contact your congressman to see if they will get an aide to give you a tour of congress. Sen. Byrd had an aide, his name was Chris, that gave us a really fantastic tour--his father was a history professor at Marshall so he really knew his stuff.

And just know that the metro is the easiest and cheapest way to get around D.C. The Hilton where Reagan was shot had great tours on the Grayline. Took you all around D.C./ Arlington/ Mt Vernon, Old Town. Then, of course, the museums were free. Just wear VERY comfortable shoes. And I thought the spy museum was a joke--it's not a free one, but the family still talks about it the most.

There's a really good French restaurant close to DuPont Circle--ended up being the cheapest meal there. Casual and quirky.

And remember objects are NOT closer than they appear.

I just cancelled my D.C. motel--definitely doing the Columbus COSI/Columbus zoo--maybe do the D.C. in the summer.

Gotta be home to see the Mountaineers.

 

[macraven]

I'm recording AI at the moment and will begin to watch it when our favorite show (Lost) is over. Besides....I'm getting ready to toss a couple beef tenderloin steaks over some charcoal.....and of course a head of Romaine.

BTW, Mac.....today was 73....tomorrow is 81.

that was the first thing my parental units told me when i talked to them today.



rubbing it in on how wonderful the weather was there.

 

[tink1957]

hope you get lots of

back !!


and stay a month at HRH....

I wish, that would be heaven

I know I'm not getting a refundI just don't know how much I'll have to pay due to a lawyer telling me I wouldn't have to pay taxes on the sale of a house because it was inherited property only to find out recently that it was taxable If I'd known I would have saved the money now it's eating into my vacation budget. Oh well, at least I'm going and that's the important thing.

On a lighter note, the sun is shining, it's going to be in the 70's here today. Hope everyone has a great day.

 

[keishashadow]

i have a 3 room tent u can borrowjk, just the talk of lawyers & taxes makes me ill, good luck

thanx mj, i had heard such good things re the spy museum i just think DC is summer would be muggier than FLA. I don't want to drive the beltway either, not sure how long of drive from BWI...guess i need to read the DC travel guide that mysteriously appeared on my bedside table

mac - i must admit to flipping between DWTS & AI, w/DWTS winning, the season is snoozefest for me this year. I do think the dreadlock chick will take it (she had me singing janis), care to venture a prediction?

 

[marciemi]

Janet - my son loved the spy museum as a younger teen. I'd think it's more targeted to the younger guy (say up to mid-20s) audience (or anyone with an interest in that area). We found the Bureau of Engraving & Printing to be okay - might be better for older kids - ours were in the 8ish range at the time and found it fairly boring after the first "show" of money. Same with the Washington Monument (can you even still go up in that?) - yeah, this was all pre-9/11. (Well, not the Spy museum - that was 8th grade for my oldest's trip).

I'll warn you (and whoever else mentioned summer!) that a summer trip to DC is about as comfortable as a summer trip to Disney. In other words - not very. I just remember being so miserable so much of the time. And if you're walking the National Mall area and visiting museums, it's not as easy as Disney to just hop in somewhere cool.

 

[minniejack]

It's not that the spy museum wasn't cool, it's just that there are so many free things to do that I was kinda peeved to get suckered into what I thought was another "free" museum.

And when I say objects are closer. We walked during a sweaty 100 degree humid August from the Hilton near DuPont (1.8 miles one way) all the way to the White House and back because everyone we met told us to take the metro and every bus had an M so we didn't know which one to get on. Wasn't until we got to Sen Byrd's office that we found out that the metro was a subway. Duhhhh.... At least we had an enjoyable walk and saw parts of the city that we wouldn't have seen otherwise, but we were dog tired. Kids were going into 4 and 6 grades at the time. Found a fantastic ice cream and Chinese Restaurant that we wouldn't have discovered.

 

[Cdn Friends of Pooh]

Afternoon all ...

i hope you looked out the window and waved at me when you went over chi-town......

i smell pics coming from bonny

Sounds like you took in a little Horrorhound this weekend. Welcome back!

We did ... pics can be found here

 

[keishashadow]

I'll warn you (and whoever else mentioned summer!) that a summer trip to DC is about as comfortable as a summer trip to Disney. In other words - not very. I just remember being so miserable so much of the time. And if you're walking the National Mall area and visiting museums, it's not as easy as Disney to just hop in somewhere cool.

my DH brags he & his cousins used to race to the top of the monument...we'd both probably stroke out 1/2 way up now. we're all big on history/spy stuff & i always did want to see the smithsonian museums.

it was so hot & sticky end of July last year in MCO i said never again, i seem to say that alot w/o much effect.Worried there won't be much in way of shade, chance to cool off as you state.

im just so shocked 16 yo DS wants to do something 'educational' i feel guilty re saying no

back to making chocolate covered pretzels, going to dip the rice krispie bars next...trying not to sample is futile

 

[macraven]

i remember being in DC in the month of august..........


H.O.T.




i'm sure i'll be making a few trips there in about a year.

 

[Tinker-tude]

We were planning to visit DC this spring, but now it's looking like November over Thanksgiving. DH grew up a stone's throw from there, so he's seen all the changes that have happened over the years. His mom still lives in Fairfax, so we'll have a tour guide. We went togother before the kids were born, and I've wanted to get back there ever since.

We want to hit as many historic spots as possible, the Spy Museum, the Holocaust Museum, and a few art galleries. And the ZOO! I've never been to the DC zoo!

 

[macraven]

Fairfax, i need to pick your brain.

 

[keishashadow]

i remember being in DC in the month of august..........


H.O.T.




i'm sure i'll be making a few trips there in about a year.

oh, he's hot, hot, H.O.T.not sure if he's still alive

tink - DHs extended family r from arlington, but im not planning on visiting themevery few years is plenty for me.

i was thinking staying in that neck of woods, near metro might be a plan though...guess reading that book may in order...after i figure out my ADRs for Oct

 

[Mad Hattered]

AWESOME pics, Bonny!!! I gotta try to get to that one year. I recognize a lot of artists work. Who did the AWIL?

Oh yeah.....it was 86 here today, Mac.