They Came, They Saw, They

Ate a lot of food!
 
Not really, but it sounded funny.  The Dundee Dicksons came east, swinging by Washington on their way up to New Jersey.   Not a lot of excitement, but a lot of chatting - reliving the wedding, piling on AIG, talking sports (and trash), a lot of walking along the length of the mall.  Claire was on the mend from a bad cold, and Danny was, well, being Danny.  Fun, that is. Check out the video.
 
Jeffrey and Melodie joined us for dinner on Sunday night, along with Joe, Margaret and Annie, and Margaret's new dog, DeAngelo.  I bet it is the first time a dog has ever been named DeAngelo. Speaking of pets, there's a photo here of David and Paula's new kitty, and we heard lots of stories about Andrew and Lur's new dog. 
 
Please don't tell Claire that her air mattress filled up with air this morning as we were folding it up. 
 
Margaret does have a long story to tell about her dog adoption experience, and hopefully it won't be told in court.  It involves a sick dog and an outlay of a lot of money for medical bills, immediately, and an adoption agency which has washed its hands of the affair.  The good news is the dog is much better, after one very worrisome night.   
 
Annie stayed with Margaret and Dee to help out.  She goes back to school tomorrow after a pretty uneventful spring break. 
 
Nice to see Jeffrey and Melodie and they are off for a short break to New Orleans; Joe knows a few people down there, they should stay away from.
 
Other news- Mary started playing the guitar, and signed up for some classes.  We tried to fix up one of the old cheap Mexican guitars but to no avail.  After one class, she is about to release her new "best of" cd, with covers of "Skip to My Lou" and "Hokey, Pokey" and Itsy Bitsy Spider."  Look for the video next.
 
Not much else to report - working our way through another season the Wire, through biographies of Andrew Jackson and Walt Whitman and through a lenten season with no sweets and desserts.  Spring is trying to sneak in, and it is Cherry Blossom weekend here, but is is cold, rainy and raw.
 
Finally, Andrew, you snuck out of here without taking the slides!  Come back!
 
Love from down here