More Flat Stanley...

I need to get these pictures uploaded so I can pick them up at the store tomorrow.
I need to print out school applications for Sam and Caroline for next year. Both are due at the end of the month. Ugh - seems like I just had to do that last year. Oh, right. I did. Funny how much things can change...
My house is pretty much a disaster area. Clothes to be put away. Rugs to be vacuumed. Floors to be mopped.
Nate has been in DESTRUCTI-NATE mode all week. It takes at least three attempts to get most things done because he's just into everything. Not maliciously. Just curiously. But sometimes it is enough to make me batty.
Sam has been pretending he has been swimming much of the week. This means he likes to run around in his boxers and jump off stuff ("I'm jumping in the pool, Mama. I'm a swimmer!"). All this coming from the boy that will not set foot in water.
My lovely daughter asked my yesterday when I was going to put the boys in daycare and get a "real" job. So nice to know that everything I do is appreciated.
But I want to blog.
And continue reading 1776. The book is enthralling. I'm not sure why. It's not like I don't know who wins . But I cannot put it down. And it's nice to know why Evacuation Day is such a great drinking holiday in Boston.
I also really, really want to go to bed. I'm sleepy.
One thing at a time.
It will all get done. Just not right now. Guess after 6 years of chaos I'm still coming to terms with that. =-)

The continued adventures of Flat Stanley:
We took Stanley on some adventures into DC this weekend. We took the Metro and went to the Museum of American History. It was a lot of fun. Jim and I were thinking the last time we were there was our honeymoon. It's a bit different than we remember. There weren't many people around - it was snowing and people tend to hole up around here at the mere mention of snow. The only throng of people we had to contend with were the Young Republicans after the CPAC conference let out. Let me tell you, these young Republican ladies were dressed anything but conservatively. Sheesh. I have never in my life seen anything quite like it. Jim asked me how I knew they were Young Republicans. We got a good laugh after I pointed out all the official Rick Santorum sweater vests.
Stanley had fun on the Metro with Sam and Caroline.

Nate, on the other hand, was holding on for dear life for most of the ride.

We were able to get some shots on the Mall. But it was waaay too cold to make the walk to the Lincoln Memorial or even the Washington Monument. We're Southerners now - anything below 35 degrees is considered Arctic chill. So this was the best we could do...


Once we were in the museum, this was one of the first things we saw. I guess you can take the Stanley out of Rochester, but you can't take Roch-cha-cha out of the Stanley...

We enjoyed riding the L. Stanley was partial to the statues.


We'll have to come back to see Julia's Kitchen.
Sigh.
She is the most fun to watch.


We also saw the original Muppets. Couldn't miss those!

A BIG point of contention was Dorothy's slippers. Caroline has read the book and not seen the movie (how could I let her when I still have nightmares about the flying monkeys?!). But in the book, the slippers were silver. NOT ruby. Let's suffice it to say she was less than impressed.

Stanley had to rest with Nate on the way home. Museum walking is exhausting!


Flat Stanley also had some adventures around Frederick. We saw the post office, Wegmans and lots and lots of cows. I didn't realize quite how many cows until we got lost and had to navigate our way back. It was too funny when a voice piped up from the back seat, "Mama, are we lost or are we just going on an adventure?"
An adventure, of course!

But now it's time for bed.
G'Night.