Boys Loose at the Children’s Museum!
My dear friend Debby was in town from Norfolk with her two young rambunctious boys, Collin and Chase. So I brought my young rambunctious boy, Sam, to meet up with them at the Children’s Museum...
A Day in Williamsburg, Colonial Style
I must confess to forgetting Williamsburg is there, a mere hour away. With that off my chest, it was Daddy Mac’s idea to head there for the afternoon yesterday, and it was a dang good one. I...
Bye Bye, Nap!
“All good things must comes to an end.” Whoever uttered those pearls of wisdom probably had a kid who had recently given up his/her nap — for good. Bye bye, Nap, it is so hard to...
Pirate Training — AARGH!
Yo ho ho and a sippy cup of apple juice! It’s fall and time to get serious about studies once again. With the Saminator’s ongoing pirate business/obsession, we decided it was high time f...
Back to Fool!
Today was Sam’s first day back at “fool,” better known to the modern world as preschool, a day I have dreamt of all summer long. I packed him up with an extra outfit, supplies for ...
The Citie of Henricus
Did you know that the Citie of Henricus was the second English Settlement in the New World way back in 1611? I’m embarrassed to say it took me eight years of living in Richmond to visit Henric...
Little Red Corvette
Prince and/or The Artist Formerly Known as Prince (TAFKAP) now has got some competition all right. There’s a budding “Little Red Corvette” remake right here in Midlothian, starring...
Trekking to Boone & the Tweetsie Railroad!
It was Boone or bust! Sam and I took our longest road trip ever last week to Boone, NC. All in all it actually went pretty well, surprisingly enough! Thank God for Chick “Delay” and ...