A Slower Weekend

The past two weekends were fairly heavy blogging ones: I suspect this weekend won't be. Sarah woke up Friday with a case of pinkeye; we got her to the doctor and are treating it, and hope she'll be able to attend summer camp Monday. But whereas two weekends ago (the Great Falls and Baltimore trips blogged about previously) was dry and in the 80s, and last weekend, though hot, was tolerable at St. Mary's City and Solomons, this weekend is going to be around 95 and humid. A movie may be in order. (Mom and Dad want to see "Ratatouille," which the critics liked. Sarah is leaning towards "Underdog," which the Washington Post didn't even bother to review, or "Bratz." Like most parents we aren't terribly fond of the Bratz dolls etc., though the reviews suggest the movie isn't really all that bad, just dumb. We'll see. No grownup movies of course.) Between the illness and the heat and humidity, I don't think there'll be so much adventuring this weekend. And we've got a lot of household stuff to do with vacation approaching fast.

I've set the Blogger site to show 60 days worth of postings. We started in June so we'll be moving beyond that pretty soon, and for earlier posts you'll have to either click on an "Earlier Posts" or "Previous Posts" or whatever at the bottom or on the archives links on the right side. Since in just two weeks we're off on vacation at Hampton Roads, basing out of Newport News to do the whole Williamsburg/Jamestown/Norfolk/Virginia Beach area, we're going to try to get more of our family reading this blog and linking to our Flickr and YouTube sites to document the trip. Expect regular postings. As we learned on our China trip to get Sarah, there's no better way to record your thoughts on a trip than by keeping a log/blog. The Hampton Roads area is an area we like: a mix of beaches, great museums, history (Jamestown, Yorktown, Williamsburg), and something for everyone. And close enough to get to easily. Maybe three hours from home. Near to the Outer Banks of North Carolina, too. And, of course, the Great Dismal Swamp, a feature clearly not named by a modern developer. You'll be hearing more from us.