Time for Change

In DC, it's time for change...

Since I work downtown, and drive down Constitution every morning and evening, I've been watching all DC get ready for the inauguration. Last Saturday, in came the Port-a-potties. Monday, more port-a-potties. Tuesday, more port-a-potties... (you get the idea.) I can vouch for DC... they're ready for all the *stuff to hit the city. If I were coming into town for next Tuesday's events however, I think I'd bring my own TP. I haven't seen truckloads of that being shipped in yet.

No, we won't be heading down to the mall this Tuesday. With all those crazies standing around in the freezing cold? what? no way. I think maybe we'll go out and pick up this great PEZ Star Trek collector's set. It's pretty nifty. Look how young William Shatner is. I can't believe we don't already have this. (sarcasm)

We'll probably stay in and cuddle with the kitties. We can play forever with Sinbad in the bag. Or maybe spend extra time snuggling Samwise... he obviously doesn't get enough cuddles.

Obviously, it's true what they say... the internet is for pictures of cats.

Picture Album

I've been holding out, and have a few pictures to put up. Without much fanfare, here they are... Obviously not in chronological order even.

This past October, Rebecca and Hannah came to visit us in Maryland. While here, we spent some time at Homestead Farm.


















Even though Katie & Lily weren't in Maryland at the time, they were with us in spirit.


Even earlier, in November...









Dan and I went to see Cirque de Soleil, the Kooza show, when it came to the DC area. Not only did we get to see Kooza (awesome, by the way) but we also got to see the new National Harbor and spend some time with our friends Karen & Alex.



In December, Dan & I drove up to NYC with our friend Cory. Cousin David, who is of course the best actor in the whole world was gracious enough to help us get tickets to come see him in Spamalot, where he has been playing Patsy with much enthusiasm and dirt on his face. The photo I have right now is a bit wobbly, but it was just after the show, we had visited David backstage, and it was snowing! I have a better photo to post, so look for an update shortly.


Finally, some Christmas photos!!!











We had a cozy livingroom with stockings hung by the chimney with care; one for Dan, one for Me, and one for each of the five little kitties. I just have to put up this photo of the cutest little girl in front of her own Christmas tree.

Happy 2nd Birthday Lily!

Niecelettes

Flags of the world!
The Nation of Lily and the Republic of Hannah are both represented here.

LILY
This weekend at the comic shop, we found a new book to read... Good as Lily! Not only does it have our littlest niece in the title, but it also is covered with little piggie pictures. Piggies are Lily's favorite animals! It's gotten great reviews. I'll read it this week, and get back with my own review.

HANNAH

A second book we bought this weekend was Polly and the Pirates, another graphic novel by Ted Naifeh. This one reminds us of Hannah for several reasons; One - Pirates. duh. Two - This is the same author who penned the Courtney Crumrin Tales which we have already introduced to Hannah. Three - It's about a seemingly sweet and innocent 13 year old who comes into her own shortly after learning that her mother was actually Meg the Pirate Queen. Hannah, we never told you before, but your mother used to be Becca the Pirate Queen. Suddenly, Peg is capable of death defying feats that rivals Jackie Chan moves. This picture of Hannah by the way is from Halloween. She is not always a Japanese pop star. At least she doesn't always dress like one.

If a tree falls in a forest

On the commute to work the past several days I noticed a fallen tree along the ramp to the Roosevelt bridge. It wasn't until today that I remembered early enough to pull out the phone to take a picture. Why? This is the strangest way to fall for a tree. At least it's pretty darned weird. Instead of just falling down like any normal tree, this one seems to have spontaneously collapsed. The branches just fell where they were, all around the trunk.

We is Literate!

"Drawing from a variety of available data resources, the America’s Most Literate Cities study ranks the largest cities (population 250,000 and above) in the United States. This study focuses on six key indicators of literacy: newspaper circulation, number of bookstores, library resources, periodical publishing resources, educational attainment, and Internet resources."

Washington DC came in THIRD.

Dr. Who?

It's official. Matt Smith is the new Dr. Who. I will miss David Tennant.


"...Moffat, who created TV comedy dramas Press Gang and Coupling, said: ‘The Doctor is a very special part, and it takes a very special actor to play him. You need to be old and young at the same time, a boffin and an action hero, a cheeky schoolboy and the wise old man of the universe.'"

*Boffin = egghead

Point Lookout

What a beautiful day! Visiting my good friend Roz, we took advantage of the clear skies and picturesque Southern Maryland and went for a drive. With little-bit in the back seat, we drove to the tip of Point Lookout, and looked out... at Virginia on the other side of the Potomac.






We also drove through Historic St. Mary's City. I'd love to come back and visit when the historic area is open for visitors. I have a feeling I've only scratched the surface of learning about the history of this area.