Activities to keep my mind occupied...

...and get my body moving.

Mom is coming to visit the weekend of the surgery. The last time she visited I was very depressed and didn't want to do anything. Her visit helped make me feel better, but once she left I felt bad I didn't show her the sites. There are so many things to do around here in the DC area and beyond. Even going and seeing the museums I worked on. So this time, even though I will be right out of surgery, I made plans. I am supposed to be moving around anyway. The plan I am most proud of is tickets to the King Tut Exhibit at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia. When I was little I remember a family trip to Chicago to see the exhibit then (in the 70s) we waited in this HUGE line for hours, but we never got in. Mom was disappointed. She has always had a thing for archeology and Egypt. So when the exhibit announced it was coming around again, I had to get tickets. It will mean 6 hours in the car but it will make mom really happy, and I am excited to see the exhibit as well. On the way up to Philly, I plan to stop in Baltimore so we can visit the Reginald F. Lewis Museum, the one I worked on, so mom can see it. Plus I haven't seen it since it opened, only pre-opening. For the rest of the weekend I hope to take in some DC sites, the Cherry Blossom Festival is ongoing and the blooms are out, I was thinking about a bus tour of DC, and perhaps the SPY museum as well. It should be a tiring weekend.