More Than Four Sides

Category: Automobile

  • SUV mentality!!

    I drive a small car – a Chevy Volt: I like the agility of a small car, I like having the ability to park nearly anywhere. I also am committed to the idea of EVs – yes, my 2012 Volt is not 100% electric. It only goes about 30 miles on a full charge, and…

  • Going on a short vacation

    Well, as for my previous post, I didn’t do the 10-miler. It’s OK, I’m not beating myself up about it. I hadn’t trained, and I might have a injured myself. I have started a fairly regular exercise routine – in the past week, I’ve run twice, and biked to and from work twice. That’s pretty…

  • August … Already?

    I really hate winter and cold weather, and I struggle through the dark months of the year holding out hope for the reviving warmth of the sun. I have trouble with vacations, because my hopes and expectations often don’t match the reality that is possible. So far, this summer, we’ve gone away twice, once over the July…

  • Before the memories fade…

    We had such a great time at Disney World – it was only two weeks ago, but I am already forgetting the details, and I really want to record some impressions for our next trip. Yes, R and I were immediately talking about our next visit on our homeward bound drive (which was miserable, btw…

  • En route

    We’re in Georgia now, about 3 1/2 hours away from our destination. We stopped for dinner last night at Pizzeria Uno’s near the Potomac Mills mall in Northern Virginia. Our hope was to fill the boys tummies up with nice warm food, and have them sleep through most of the drive. Pizza was a unanimous…

  • Vacation – Launched!

    Our goal was to be on the road as soon after sunset as possible. We were on the road by 6:30, which we considered to be quite reasonable, given that we hadn’t started packing until about 4:00pm! Things we accomplished today before leaving: eating most of the perishables in the fridge closing and winterizing the…

  • Escape to Baltimore

    We escaped our unpowered, un-air-conditioned home for a day in baltimore’s inner harbor. Why Baltimore? The main reason was that I had to make hospital rounds and see my patients. So, dad took the boys and walked from the hospital parking garage to the inner harbor, while I did my work. Once I’d finished, I…

  • On the road

    We’re 45 minutes north of Savannah, GA, and both boys are asleep. We camped last night at Jones Lake State Park, in North Carolina. I failed to get the much-requested photo of camping-averse husband in our tent, so will have to be sure to get it on the way back. We got to the campsite…

  • Technology saves the morning!

    We’re on the road, and things were looking pretty grim, with S saying he was hungry already (at 10:45, after a big breakfast of waffles), and J unhappy with all our music choices, and clearly crabby. But, pop in a DVD (Finding Nemo), and all is peaceful…(for now, anyway)

  • Camping trip…preparations

    I’ve never been great at preparing for anything…I tend to leave things to the last possible minute, often finding it difficult to find inspiration for getting things done until the deadline is upon me!! But, knowing that I am responsible for the comfort and happiness of two boys and a husband (who hates to camp,…