Dec 11, 2008

Young Chefs Galore!

Sam and I went to an open house the other day at the Young Chefs Academy in the West End, which was the highlight of our day!  (And it was a very good day to boot!)  I read about the event  in the ...
Nov 29, 2008

Live from Wintergreen!

Here I am in our condo in the “Vista” section of Wintergreen typing away, looking out on our truly magnificent view of the Blue Ridge Mountains.  I’m doing my best-est to commit it ...
Nov 26, 2008

Take a Gander at the New Bass Pro Shop

Oo la la!  I can already tell you that my upcoming description of the new Bass Pro Shop in Ashland will not do it justice.  You should, you downright must, see it for yourself to appreciate even a f...
Nov 19, 2008

Whooping It Up at Chuck E. Cheese

Before I became  a parent, I vowed I’d never do it.  I professed that I would never descend into that form of earthly hell commonly known as Chuck E. Cheese.  Now fast forward about three yea...
Nov 19, 2008

Let It Snow!

Was I dreaming or was is snowing today?  It was even sticking to the ground here in Midlothian, at least a wee bit.  Sam and I put on our coats over our pajamas and headed out there to check it out ...
Nov 3, 2008

Apple Picking at Carter Mountain

I had heard so many rave reviews of Carter Mountain Orchards that I was afraid it wouldn’t live up to my expectations once I got finally there.  Thankfully that was definitely not the case, not...
Nov 1, 2008

Hilarious Halloween!

Ah, another Halloween has come and gone.  And Halloween is my favorite of all holidays — it’s lighthearted, it’s fun, it’s creative, and it involves lots and lots of chocolate...
Oct 21, 2008

Toys Arrest

Today we had some time after Sam’s flu shot and before going to a neat gymnastics class at CORE Academy in the West End.  Soooo we did some retail therapy by popping into Toys R Us by Regency M...
Oct 20, 2008

"I Can Do It Myself"

And you know what, most of the time he can do it himself.  Of course this freaks me out a wee bit. To me he will always be the little babe we brought home from the hospital who couldn’t hold hi...
Oct 16, 2008

Touching Lots o’ Trucks

We came.  We saw.  And, boy, did we touch!  Touch-a-truck, what a fantastically well organized event by the Junior League!  Everywhere you looked there were huge trucks of all shapes and sizes, wi...