On Memorial Day, we headed over the bridge to Belle Isle in Richmond. The plan was to have a picnic and maybe take a walk or something. We brought food, drinks, and an extra outfit for McKenna. What did not bring was a bathing suit. Somehow we overlooked the fact that McKenna would be biologically…
Returning from Fredericksburg, we had a cookout at my brother Mark’s house, complete with grilled brats and burgers and young children terrorizing dogs. There was one odd exchange worth noting during the cookout. At one point, my mom indicated an artificial flower like the one here: Then, pointing at the flower, she said to my…
We headed to Fredericksburg on Friday for the first part of Memorial Day Weekend. Fortunately, no meetings or back injuries disrupted family time this trip. On Saturday morning, while Rita watched McKenna, Laura and I walked around downtown Fredericksburg looking for a place to get breakfast. We didn’t find the breakfast we were looking for,…
Poppy Inconceivably Almost Buys Ice Cream for One Child: Uncharacteristically, the Abbott get-together for Mother’s Day was peaceful. That peace and tranquility was wrecked by the cacophonous sound of… the Ice Cream Truck. I’m not sure how the Ice Cream Truck creates a sound that combines the vibe of a satanic message from a nursery…
We’ll have to make sure not to stay at any remote hotels in the middle of a blizzard.
