Today was that rare federal holiday that we all had off, and I didn't even ask for it from my bosses at The Post. I had wanted to do something MLK-themed, and we tried to get tickets for tours of the Frederick Douglass House in Anacostia, but they were all sold out. A shame; I've heard the view from the back of the house is just incredible, so perhaps we'll go there for Black History Month.
Instead, I insisted we do something cultural, so we ended up going to the Renwick Gallery's renovated interior, which has an AMAZING exhibit through May 8 called "Wonder." It's 9 pieces of art through the museum that are imaginative in their use of materials and what they're depicting, and it has been wildly popular -- an Instagram sensation, according to The Post, and I am SO GLAD we finally went and took Rachel.
It was hideously, horribly cold today -- below freezing, and my fingers are cold as I type this because our tiny heater is trying to warm our uninsulated study -- and we had to wait a half-hour outside before we could go in. To her credit, Rachel didn't whine or complain once, even thought she couldn't feel her toes and she was tearing up because she was so miserable. Thankfully we got in before getting so discouraged that we turned back, and it was so worth it. We spent about 2 hours there, and it really was worth the effort! Rachel even got a souvenir at the gift shop -- glass marbles, for $5, which Drew made her pay half for out of her allowance (that is a new rule he has instituted that I was unaware of until today, but glad he thought of it).
We stopped at Starbucks for hot chocolate, and now we're home warming up matzoh-ball soup and challah while Drew gets the rest of the groceries he couldn't find yesterday and some firewood so he can build a fire because, tonight, we really need one.
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