Archive for August, 2003
Heading home
We’re starting for home in the morning–approx 8 a.m. CST. We plan to get to Memphis by evening. We’ll finish the trip on Sunday.
Posted: August 29th, 2003 under Ramblings.
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Texas is like living in a clothes dryer
As I did laundry today I had several things I don’t put in the dryer. I needed them dry quickly though so I could finish packing. I hung them on hangers and put them on the balcony. They were dry in 1/2 hr. That’s faster than the dryer. It was 99 today.
Posted: August 29th, 2003 under Ramblings.
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No you can’t have another book!
I heard myself saying this today. The kids are bored with the toys they brought and Chief has read all his books. He’s even read Harry Potter #5 twice now.
Faced with a 17 hour trip, we decided it would be wise to buy them something new to play with. Princess is getting a Barbie. […]
Posted: August 29th, 2003 under Ramblings.
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Park Day
We met Leigh and her boys at their homeschool park day. It was hot but with a decent breeze it was tolerable. We had a great time! Thanks again Leigh!!!
Posted: August 29th, 2003 under Ramblings.
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America Won
gotta love stuff like this
Posted: August 29th, 2003 under Ramblings.
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Thumbs down to Thomas’ Super Buffet
If you’re ever in Austin you can safely skip this restaurant.
Its actually a pretty ingenious idea. They put American, Japanese and Chinese food all in the same buffet. The kids are happy and parents can have something other than another burger. The reality is the food is lousy. The restaurant smells like they are giving […]
Posted: August 28th, 2003 under Ramblings.
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Making new friends
Before coming to TX, I asked the ladies from “The Well Trained Mind” message board what there was to do in Austin. Several ladies from the Austin area responded including Leigh. She has two children about the ages of Chief and Princess.
Today we took the kids to a park to play until it got too […]
Posted: August 27th, 2003 under Ramblings.
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NGC is here
Nintendo GameCube for all of you not familiar with the ways of the ten-year olds. Thought we had everything, pop in the latest Zelda and first thing pops up, you do not have a memory card, you will not be able to save. Aargh. So back to Fry’s for […]
Posted: August 25th, 2003 under Ramblings.
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Ten Commandments Controversy
John Derbyshire, a brilliant columnist says it all beautifully right here.
Posted: August 25th, 2003 under Ramblings.
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Houston
is a very large city. I was suprised to learn that it is the 4th largest city in the US, after NY, LA, and Chicago. 2 Million people live in Houston and another 3 million in the surrounding counties. So when we drove by downtown on our way to the Johnson Space […]
Posted: August 24th, 2003 under Ramblings.
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