For this weekend’s Archaeology Club we went to the National Geographic Museum where there’s an exhibit on the queens of Egypt. In school you learn about the men who ruled over Egypt, the Pharaohs, King Tut, Amenhotep, Rameses I through XI, etc. But Egypt had some powerful female figures as ...

Every now and again I'll take a peek at how Najwa is doing in school. As long as she's maintaining these grades, my peeking becomes less frequent.

Najwa apparently is getting bored sitting around the house waiting for the weather to warm up, so we called one of her friends and headed out to the Smithsonian American Art Museum where there were having a family day. Though they had different tables with activities and live music, Najwa ...

I never thought it would be me, but I confess, I always thought the role of a chaperone for your kids’ school field trips were for the mothers. They have more patience, right? They’re more nurturing? They have the time? For Najwa’s first field trip, Nduku asked me to go. ...

Najwa wins MVP Award at DC Prep

Najwa wins Math Award at DC Prep.

There’s a new exhibit at the Renwick Gallery, easily one of our favorite museums. The theme was The Art of Burning. The Burning Man and its effigies was the main attraction and inspiration for many of the exhibits.

Najwa wins Art Award at DC Prep.

Najwa wins Math Award at DC Prep.

Every now and again the International Spy Museum likes to stay open late and have special activities for the kids. So I picked up Najwa and her friend Dayla from school and into the world of espionage we went. To be an effective spy, you need an effective disguise. Najwa ...