Well, after that washing machine debacle, it was nice that we had a family outing all planned:  A Day at the Museum of Science and Industry!  PITA bought us a Family Membership on Groupon a couple of months ago – and boy is it a savings over general admission and exhibits prices!  Definitely recommend grabbing the next one that comes along.

We toured the Disney Studio exhibit which started long before Steamboat Willie and ended with clothing from Maleficent!  Spent well over an hour here; concluded with a free lesson in drawing a Disney character (mine was Olaf, but if I didn’t tell you, you would never know).

After that it was a quick tour through the Old Street and ice cream at Finnegan’s Ice Cream Parlor.  Then the IMAX D-Day movie.  I was dragging my heels, thinking it would be a gory mess, but it wasn’t that way at all.  Learned so much about the planning – lots of graphics and more.

Then home the long way – side streets all the way!  Leftovers and watched Highclere Castle, the 5,000 acre estate upon which Downton Abbey is based.  OMG!  Now I really have to watch that show…