On Wednesday, we metroed down to The Mall. We got to the Air and Space Museum, watched a 3D movie, then left for lunch and never came back. (That really irked me. Who arranges a museum trip only to leave?) We went up to see Mark for lunch, then visited his work, which is an independent Spanish-language news show. After visiting there, we were out of time. DesignGirl needed to get to her swim meet, so we went back home.

I'm still irked about not seeing the museum. The constant and never-ending shuffling of plans wears me down.

On Thursday, we went to see The Little Mermaid at the local children's theatre. This was the Anderson version. While I got bored with all the songs and dancing, I stood in awe of everything else. For lunch, we hit a good Japanese restaurant, got ourselves a table of good food, and ate ourselves silly. The kids then went to the park. In the evening, we played a rousing game of Life and gathered the family together for a last cookout and party.

Today, I had a headache, so I had to bail on the morning's fishing trip. Maybe there'll be some more playing by the cousins, then the in-laws are off to see Jenny's dad. The house will get quiet again. Some sense of sanity will return.