The kids are still alright

Another rare post about my kids. I'm traveling up to DC today to take my oldest up for her Peace Corps pre-staging orientation. She'll be leaving on Wednesday morning for a banana republic, where she'll spend two years and three months doing good deeds.

Back on Monday night. Enjoy the rain.

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Go fly a kite

Someone on my neighborhood listserv wants to know the best places in town for kite-flying. It's for a 4 year old's birthday party coming up in March, so the venue needs to be both kid party friendly (benches/picnic tables and bathrooms, at a minimum), as well as kite friendly.

The field off Main St. near Erwin Sq. has been mentioned, as has Duke Gardens, DCP, and Forest Hills Park.

Where would you take a bunch of 4 year olds for a kite flying birthday party?

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