After saying good-bye to my sister and her family, we drove a short distance away to Fredericksburg, where we got some ice cream and took a short walk along the main street in their shopping district. Fredericksburg is clearly a town of German origin, and many signs, storefronts, and even their wineries bore German names. …
*Meals*
Quick interlude for meals, so I can keep the links together. I’m out of town Mon-Wed for depositions (been traveling a lot lately), back on Thursday and then gone again Fri-Mon for a Richmond wedding. Then the travel should die down. This of course makes meal planning a challenge. The Prof is not helpless and…
Lilypad 1 – Texas Trip
We decided this year to kick off the summer with a short vacation to Texas Hill Country. Our trip, from Friday through Tuesday, would include a couple of nights in San Antonio with my sister, her husband, and their baby. Then we’d head out to a day at a swimming hole and natural springs, swing…
Lilypads
*Edited to add pictures!* The Prof is at graduation, shaking hands and shepherding graduates. Craig is napping upstairs. Liam is at a friend’s and has been for about 24 hours – not sure when we’ll see him again. Jack is flailing around the house whining about being bored and kind of destroying my otherwise quiet…
May in NOLA
Last weekend, the boys’ bestie across the street had a sleepover. His parents have a pretty large property for our neighborhood (where generally the “yard” is the size of a picnic table). Their house is pretty small, maybe 900 sf, but they have a giant outdoor courtyard area and a back-house with a tiny upstairs…