Painted Churches

We spent the weekend in La Grange with friends and visited five of the painted churches. It was a nice weekend even with Saturday's temperature reaching 108.

Making ocean themed cookies with Grandma Sharon.

Block Island Three Sisters

The new and improved basement

So, it is almost completed.  Thanks to Bridget's and Pam's hard work and a couple of great flooring guys, I have a new place to hang out.  When visiting, the spa is always open.  Still trying to decide, purge or place.

How Many can fit in the Honda Fit?

We squeezed with the neighbors and got eight people in Laura's new car!

Laura's New Car - Honda Fit

Marcy and Bijou

The pets found the construction exhausting!

New windows!!

The downstairs is finished and the upstairs will go in on Monday !

Rain Room

Yesterday we waited in another long line to see the Rain Room at the MoMA. It's a temporary exhibit where cameras are used to detect people's locations and turn off the sprinkler valves above them. You can walk around in the rain but not get wet.

The Comedy of Errors was very entertaining the night before. 

I'm going to try to see Sarah's son tonight or tomorrow. Then we are going to the wedding tomorrow evening. 

Mount Vernon Hotel

Yesterday we went on a tour of this Federal Period hotel/ home. It's located on E 61st between First and York Avenues. When it was built in the late-eighteenth century, the city only extended up to 14th street. It is administered by the same group as the house I worked at in D.C.

The last picture was taken at the Carl Schurz Park. 

Right now we are waiting in line for Shakespeare in the park tickets. We have been here for more than four hours and have another hour to go.

Papa's Yard

Hanging out

Monsters University, Here We Come

Katherine has her photo ID and she's ready for class!

Katherine's Art Show

Here are some photos from Katherine's end of the school year art show.  She made a drum using rawhide and she reports that working with the material was stinky.  She also made a mosaic.  She was the only person in her class to finish.  All of the projects were very exciting.  It seems they have a very enthusiastic art teacher.

I also got to go to her Chuck Wagon Lunch.  It was the end of their unit on pioneers.  I had some very good chili, cornbread, and ice cream.  The students were learning games like jacks and marbles with little success, but they all seemed to be having fun.  Katherine did a very nice poster of all the gear a horse and cowboy needed in this historical period.  She received a 5 out of 5 for her work.