Dad and I are leaving this afternoon for Duluth! We will see Nate tomorrow and are very excited. Then we are taking a little time to go to the Apostle Islands on Lake Superior and do some kayaking. The girls…

A is home from LA! She will be here for three weeks or so, until she leaves for London. She logged in to class from home and has a paper to write plus she has to put in three work…

Well, it’s the end of a long holiday weekend here in DC. Here is how we all spent it: Maddie had her party on Thursday, and it was a big success. She had her DJ debut, everyone had a good…

We got more letters from N over the weekend! Very exciting. Here are the notable points: His quiz bowl certificates came in the mail. M is working hard on planning the 4th of July party she’s having here. We are…

We got a letter from N this week, which I will post here. We also heard from Adam today that N was in the infirmary last night with a slight fever, but that he is feeling better today and is…

We got a postcard from Nate yesterday. He says a letter is on the way. But it was good to get something!

Today Dad and I got to talk to N’s counselor Jason. He said that N is settling in well. He has been on a river trip the last two days and is coming home tonight. Apparently N was hesitant to…

Today M got a tour of the dome of the Capitol, which is only accessible to people who have been escorted by a member of Congress or who have special privileges. Her friend Leah works for the Minority Whip and…

N left for camp yesterday. So sad! We took him to the airport early in the AM and Dad took him to the gate. There were a lot of other CN boys on the plane and they arrived on time…