Happy Labor Day Weekend!
Frank returned from Germany last night -- he spent the week in conferences in Berlin. Very nice to have everybody back together again.
The kids start school this coming Tuesday. Teresa had a 6th grade orientation at the Middle School last week, and Kara went to her school to find her classroom and talk to her teacher.
There is a grassy field in back of these apartments, and Kara and Teresa found a little frog. They created a habitat for him and I took photos.
Let's see, more about the area that I have noticed:
POLICE. There are so many police officers here, I think 1/2 of the population of Massachusetts must attend the police academy after high school. Construction going on? The police will be there. Big public event? Lots of police. Speed Traps? Definitely! Most roads here (obviously not the freeways) are 25, 30, and 35 miles an hour, and these officers park themselves JUST before the sign to change speeds, or JUST after, so if you aren't alert, they will nab you. So far I have stayed on top of my speed changes. (I haven't met any officers up close.)
POLITE DRIVERS. This is a major change, from all the honking and road rage in California. When you are trying to turn left through an endless line of traffic here, they (gasp) LET YOU IN. No, I'm not kidding! The first few times someone blinked their lights at me, or waved to let me in, I just sat there. "Why are they doing that??" Then I realized they were being POLITE! Is that cool, or what!! So now I try to do it for people whenever I can, too. It keeps traffic moving.
DUNKIN DONUTS. These are everywhere. Which is good for me, because I do love Dunkin' Donuts! Our running joke now in the car is that we know we're in Massachusetts because there is a Dunkin Donuts every 5 blocks. (I don't know if there is a direct correlation between that and the number of police officers...? I really don't know.)
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. My grand accomplishment for the week: we can use the "T"! Public transportation here is awesome. Mostly it's for commuters, but it also works VERY well for tourists! We can drive 5 miles to the Parking Lot for the train. $3.75 to park all day. Hop on, it takes you right downtown, to museums, historic sites, even the airport, and it's only $1.70 for adults, kids under 12 are free. Fantastic! They call your card a "Charlie Card."
So, that is another plug for you to come visit us! Lots to see, and you DON'T have to fight downtown traffic and pay exorbitant parking fees.
Have a great Labor Day, love, Kari
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5 comments:
I love the frog! That is great that there are so many police - and I would guess the dunkin donuts are a correlation. Do your dunkin donuts make the white creme filled donuts? Only one in ABQ does - down by the Laundry...so Ray stops there to get ours. We can't wait to visit! Pencil us in for the last week in May....if that works for you? 2 adults, 2 children. Have a great week!
We want to visit, too! I just have no idea when - I'm not as far-ahead overly organized as our sister - glad there's lots to do there!
Wow. Cool frogs? Cool drivers? Donuts? (we have no donuts here :()
I want to move to Boston!!!
Brad was in Virginia this summer and he really liked it. There are just too many places I need to visit and Hawaii always seems to win. I have to branch out though and try new destinations....back east sounds like it just might work sometime. My brother jsut moved to Virginia. How far are you from there? I am lazy and don;t want to find a map.
I LOVE Dunkin Donuts. Especially their TV ads. We always had them for youth activities in Connecticut. Loved our chat today. Hang in there with the house, and good luck adjusting to the new school schedules. Especially the pick up times. ha ha.
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