Washington, DC (USA)

[up early so the Twins could get ready for their ACT test - we had drama because Brenna could not locate her phone or ID - by the end of it all, just Mollie and I were left at the apartment - I went with Mollie to look at apartments - found one we liked and signed all the paperwork - drove to Navy Federal to get cashier's check for a deposit (1130) - just had to wait for Monday to get the key! - we got ready at Bob's and then drove to Huntington Station - rode the Metro into the city (to Archives/Navy Memorial) - had lots of trouble getting in touch with Erin and Brenna and there was a problem for them to get into the apartment without a key (what a mess) - Mollie and I ate lunch (picnic) after we arrived in DC and then went to watch a production (at the Shakespeare Theatre in Penn Quarter) of "Potted Potter" - the tickets were given to us by one of Mollie's school friends - we finished up around 1600 and headed home on the Metro - I tried to reach the kids again but they wouldn't answer - by the end of the effort, I figured out they were at their mom's house - I told them they had 20 minutes to come join Mollie and I for Mass - by the time the Twins arrived at the apartment, I tried to have a conversation with them about their use of the car and keeping in touch with their parents during these visitation weekends (it ended badly) - ultimately, I only had Mollie by the time we left for Mass - I also had to talk to Nicky for awhile longer (we were looking for Brenna) - the dust settled by the time Mass was over and I ate dinner with Mollie at KFC (1800) - then drove over to St. Bernadette's and parked so we could take a walk on the Accotink Cross Country Trail - we spent more than an hour out there (nice weather) and then drove back to Bob's - we watched TV and movies before heading to bed (2300)]