In front of our state at the WWII Monument

We just finished our breakfast at Lincoln's Waffle House (directly across the street from Ford's Theater)

After our Peruvian dinner, we took a stroll over to the White House. Maybe I'll live here someday.

When we finally made it to DC, we had a yummy, YUMMY Peruvian dinner

This is the best we can do?

On the news, the New York state budget that the legislature and governor just agreed upon was discussed. Understandably, budget cuts are required. As expected, groups that have their budgets cut are unhappy (the attitude seems to always be that "cutting the budget on your favorite programs is necessary, but cutting the budget on my favorite programs is just excessive").

Anyway, one of the budget cuts is for state prisons - 10% of all prison beds in the state will be eliminated. In other words, about 3,700 prisoners will be released due to these budget cuts.

I've got a better idea. If we need to cut the prison budget, let's keep all the criminals in jail and eliminate all prison extras that cost money. We'll start with simple things like tv and all entertainment. We'll keep cutting until we reach the required budget. I'm willing to cut pretty deep on any and all prison frills (and my definition of "frills" is very, very broad). How about if we keep these 3,700 criminals prison cells, and give them nothing but bread and water. How expensive could that be?

The train ride was dull, but I got my first gummy worm. Daddy laughed when I bit one end and then pulled the other as far my little arm would reach.

We took a trip to DC. This is me being a big girl on the train. Our 3 hour train took 9 hours. That was cool.

Mommy and I are cuddling.

I like this sweater.

I'm rocking my baby to sleep.

Daddy showed me how awesome it is to stand on the widowsill to look outside. Mommy is NOT happy. She says our windows will never be opened again

Daddy is on his computer, and so am I.

May I have some supper, please?

Now baby needs a kiss.

I'm puckering to give my animals a kiss

My face is still a little dirty, but I'm still really cute.

I have a dirty face, but I'm still cute.

I have a cool hat

We had a lot of snow this year!

Walkin' 'round Central Park

One mitten is off so I can hold Daddy's hand while we walk to the park

Let's have some Thai food!

Sitting in Bryant Park

I'll clean Daddy's plate for him

Others skate in the park, but I fly

It's pretty when it snows

Shrimp Chips

While working late, I recently ordered dinner from a Hawaiian restaurant. I quickly chose an entree on the menu. It was pretty cheap, so I picked out an appetizer as well. For only three or four bucks, they had "Shrimp Chips" on the menu.

I really didn't know what "shrimp chips" were, so I decided to go for it and order it. I like new things...that's just how I roll. I pictured some sort of fried shrimp.

When my meal came, I was shocked when I opened up the delivery bag and found, a bag of shrimp-flavored chips (a bag of chips - just like a bag of Doritos). Not what I expected.

I finally got around to opening these "shrimp chips." They are disgusting. Absolutely disgusting. They look like french fries, but they are made with flour and flavored to taste like shrimp.

But somebody in my family loves them. Katie just can't get enough.

If I've made these sound like something you want, you can order them from Amazon HERE.

I'm ready for some Dominican food!

We are standing in the room where the Declaration of Independence was signed

On the phone with John Adams. Really, I am.

This is where John F. Kennedy stood on July 4, 1964 when he delivered his address on the "Interdependence of Nations"

Standing where Abraham Lincoln raised the flag at Independence Hall on February 22, 1861