Chris "3 Day Weekend" Columbus

Ah, a 3 day weekend ahead and no strong plans. We did go to the Topsfield Fair last weekend and a good time was had by all. We spent some time sitting in traffic before being re-directed to the alternate parking area. It was the Topsfield high school lot. A couple school buses and a funky double-decker bus shuttled fare goers to the entrance. We got to travel down a restricted access road, avoiding all the traffic! AND the parking at the alternate lot was only $5 instead of $8.

The highlight of the trip was . . . the Dolphin Drop arcade game. Joni showed her natural ability to calculate spatial and kinetic forces by launching a toy dolphin from a catapult lever across the open space, over the water, and plunk into a salad bowl that was spinning in an arc. I gave it a try and flubbed my dolphin into the row of dolphins waiting to be launched. I didn't even make it to the edge of the pool. Joni won a 2-foot long stuffed "Nemo" clown fish that Henry clutched tightly the rest of the day. He has named it "Fishy". Stay tuned for the pictures, including his first carousel ride.

I start my Tai Chi class next Tuesday night. Joni has her 3rd improvisation class (The Harold) on Sunday at Improv Boston. Henry has no class.

Looking for updates from the folks who are in North Carolina this week and next. They have already left the Biltmore in Asheville after 3-1/2 days of pampering and deluxe accomodations.

I have not downloaded any more photos from our camera, so I will share some that were recently circulated. The first 2 are old ones that came from John and Joan. The next 2 are current ones of Dave with Julia and Ben.