The Old Cedar Tree

Jack was exploring all around the yard on Saturday and we stopped under the old Cedar tree on the side. That tree is huge, must be 50 feet tall, most likely older than the house. Someone told me that the farmer thatused to own the land our development was built upon, used cedars to mark out different fields. There are only a few of the old cedars in the neighborhood.

Jack's Cap

Kate crocheted Jack a little cap. I got the first one and it looked so good, Kate was inspired to make another for the boy, so we have matching caps. She is getting pretty good at the crocheting.

Saturday Snow

This is Jack playing in the front yard, he stopped for a quick interview.

Train Show

We went to the Chantilly Expo Center on Sunday to see the Train Show, which Grandma Fritz told us about the week before (Thanks for the tip!).

We took our neighbor Eric and his oldest son Olie along with us and the boys had a great time. It was huuuge, lots of vendors, lots of trains of different types and sizes and lots of set-ups. Some of these guys just travel around with their train set-ups and just like to run them. They are big kids in every sense of the term.

There were just as many old guys there as young kids. I was amazed at the energy level, like a concert with all the noise and confusion and people and lights. Two hours was enough though. It was overwhelming for Olie who basically shut down after all that.

Boys and trains, like magnets.


I did get some good little movies of different kinds of train set-ups:

Weird Weather

There were thunderstorm clouds when I left work tonight and the way the light was shining off of the other building was really neat. The overhead storm clouds made everything murky, but in the distance, the light was bright. The result was a weird cast of yellow and dark, ominous clouds. The bonus was a full rainbow on the other side that ended over my building (Government Center).

My Artwork Made WaPo

Yeah for me, but it isn't exactly a big whoop-de-doo. You see, it was for some signage I made to display all the subscriptions that the Library no longer carry. The library system subscribes to a wide variety of newspapers and periodicals, so that our customers can read them at their leisure for informational and entertainment purposes. Its a great deal, but the days of subsidizing some of this reading material are over.

In its place are some signage that show we don't carry the periodicals or magazines any more.


So yeah, great for me, my signage is now prominently displayed, the bad news is that its because the ibrary has started making some deeper cuts.

Loves the Laptop

Jack loves to sit with Mom's laptop and go on Disney and play games. He brought out his little chair and sits like he's at work, too.