El Fin!

James finished his fort last night after dark. He loves it. All night he kept looking out the window and saying that he wanted to be playing in it. He even suggested that we camp in the fort. This did not happen. However, this morning we went outside to dig our cars out of the snow and to take some pictures. The fort is HUGE and growing. It's about 10 feet across. It's sides are currently about five feet high all the way around. There are two arched doorways (one on each side). It looks as if a few more hours will be spend today building up the sides. Needless to say, James is extremely pleased with himself

"The aging process has you firmly in its grasp if you never get the urge to throw a snowball." Doug Larson

There was record snow fall in Baltimore this weekend. 

We decided to make a little fort!

The beginnings.

I made a wonderful snow angel on Blanche's hood.

James working away.

 Here I am digging the tunnel to get into the fort. 

James coming through the tunnel.

The fort isn't even completed in this picture but it was starting to get dark and I had to take one before it was too dark to see. It looked pretty darn good if you ask me.

Guess I Should Learn Some Spanish

This Fall the Fuller Family might be relocating to Guatemala. James has to participate in an internship for his Master's Program and has been accepted to work with the CDC in either Guatemala City or quetzaltenango. We haven't decided yet whether we will stick with this internship or go with a different one (we are still looking), but hopefully we will know relatively soon. Whatever we decide, it looks like we'll be moving from Baltimore by August.

Floppy Disk Bag

I got the chance to recycle some old floppy disks from work the other week. I decided to start by making a brief case. It was actually very difficult, way more difficult than one might think. Anyway, Proto type number two looks much better than the first one. It's still missing the bag straps. Here are some pictures, tell me what you think!

Hiking

On Monday, Megan and I went for a little hike in western Maryland. Its a pretty easy trail that leads up to a big rock outcrop called Annapolis Rocks.

Washington, D.C.

Yesterday Megan and I went down to DC for the day. We went to the Air & Space Museum and the Museum of Natural History. It was really fun to see so much interesting stuff in one day. Here are some of our favorites.

This is the command module from Apollo 11. Michael Collins got to

hang in here orbiting the moon, while Lance Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon.

There was a huge exhibit of animal skeletons. Here is Megan next to her 2nd love, a leatherback sea turtle.

Coolest sculpture ever. It was titled something like "Thinker on a Rock". I can't imagine a better use of my tax dollars.

In the Museum of Natural History there was a huge exhibit on minerals and gems. They had some finished diamonds that were about a million carats, but I thought the colorful minerals were way better.

McCrooner

Every Monday night at a McDonalds near our home, a group of lounge singers serenade the Mickey D dinning guests with vocal entertainment and aisle dancing. We decided to check it out this week for our family home evening activity. It was amazing how many regulars show up for the event. About 100 elderly chicken Mcnugget eaters packed the fastfood booths. If it hadn't been for two small children who entered the building just after us, we would have easily been the youngest individuals present.

This brings us to another one of the evenings wonderful surprises - the McDonald's condiment bar! This, in my opinion, was just as exciting as the live show. I love condiments. Needless to say, I was in Heaven! There were many choices from but I decided to stick with the basics - ketchup, honey mustard, ranch, sweet and sour, and chipotle sauce. Yes, it may seem ridiculous to suggest that anyone person would ever need this many dipping items, however, this is how I eat my fries. James always jokes that fries are only my favorite food because it gives me something to eat with my condiments; unfortunately, he's right.