Baby it's COLD outside

A rare shot of my middle child.

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Just a picture... kind of liked it.

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We all remember the scene ... Scarlett O'Hara, impoverished from siege of the Northern army during the Civil War needs to impress Rhett Butler so she makes a dress out the green velvet curtains from her beloved Tara. Carol Burnett's  portrayal of Scarlett  is still a classic.

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How many people can go to a Smithsonian museum in Washington DC and see items that were actually worn by your ancestors? It was exciting to me so be able to say to our children "Your great, great, great uncle John Singleton Mosby, AKA Grey Ghost, wore these items during the Civil War. I am simplifying this immensely but you get the idea.  Our last son is also named after him. Kind of cool!  My husband being the Mosby can spew all kinds of history regarding  the Colonel, I am just starting to recognize him by face.

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The portrait chair. My daughter commented that they always look so grumpy. If you had to sit completely still for 15 minutes to have your picture taken you'd be pretty grumpy too. If we still had to do that I would have no pictures of my kids, just big blurs.

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The Ruby Red Slippers from the Wizard of Oz.

     Dorothy wore the red slippers to protect her form the Wicked Witch of the West

     In L. Frank Baum's original novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Dorothy wore silver shoes.  The movie's creators changed them from silver to ruby to take advantage of the chromatic possibilities of the new Technicolor film process.

     It is speculated that there were seven pair of shoes made for the production, four can be accounted for. Thes shoes were sold at auction  sold for $15,000 (the pair now on permanent exhibition in the Popular Culture wing; The American History Museum; The Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C..).

     In May 24, 2000 another pair sold at auction for $666,000!

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Kermit the Frog factoids:

     Kermit was born in 1955

     First appeared on Sesame Street on November 10, 1969

     Kermit's best friend is Fozzy Bear

     Kermit is the author of   Before You Leap: a frog's eye view of life's greatest lessons

     If Kermit had been walking around DC with us on sunday he would have needed one of these!

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After leaving the museum to go out into the freezing tundra, and let me tell you it was COLD. The wind was blowing like stink and this guy is out playing the "drums" like it was no big deal. People were dancing and my youngest was very intrigued.

Finally got her to wear a hat.

From Each Day.... This is a picture of Carter on the train, he thought he was big stuff because he could stand up by himself,  pretending that he was "commuting" on his own.