Apr 22, 2013

"Sam with an S," Guest Blogger Extraordinaire

 Each first grade student gets to be the “star student” for one week, and Sam just had his big ole heyday.  As part of his big week, he got to be a guest blogger on his teacher’s b...
Apr 19, 2013

Togetherness Against the Bomber Brothers

The horror of Marathon bombings has triggered such an amazing sense of togetherness all over the country.  We all feel attacked.  For this surreal day Boston is locked down, so all of America feels ...
Apr 18, 2013

"Love That Dirty Water"

Hear it for yourself — Dirty Water Oh, Boston, you’re my home.  Patriots’ Day is normally the best day of the year to be a Bostonian — it’s a special state holiday to c...
Apr 14, 2013

Going Floral (aka Postal)

So as you may know from my previous post, my sister-in-law recently had an absolutely massive surgery for breast cancer.  To recap:  she had the works – double mastectomy, abdominal grafting, and ...
Apr 14, 2013

She Will Survive.

In the words of Gloria Gaynor, “At first she was afraid, she was petrified.”  And who wouldn’t be?? Not too long ago my sister-in-law Lynne (but I call her SIL for obvious reasons &...
Apr 7, 2013

DC or Bust!

Ah, spring break!  It sure was tempting to head to Daytona Beach to chain-drink tropical juice boxes at a kid happy hour somewhere.  (Daddy Mac was working feverishly as usual subsidizing our lifest...
Apr 4, 2013

"Cruising the Corridor: Got Chaos?"

Here is a sneak peek at the upcoming issue of Robious Corridor Magazine…. http://www.robiouscorridor.com/libbymcnamee.html Enjoy! 4–02-2013 Libby McNameeCruising the Corridor: Got Chaos...
Mar 31, 2013

Hoppy Easter to You and Your Peeps!

Ready, set, go!  Let the official sugar rush begin! There has been plenty of anticipation leading up to this day by all sorts of folks!  Here is Sam’s class hopping with excitement down the ha...
Mar 28, 2013

"Civil War History at Pamplin Historical Park"

Have you ever been to Pamplin Historical Park in Petersburg, VA?  It’s a phenomenal place, well worth a spot on your bucket list! Below is a link to my article on Pamplin in Richmond Parents Mo...
Mar 26, 2013

Welcome to Spinter! (Spring/Winter)

A springy-y snow day!  It’s hard to believe that Richmond, VA, had a snow day during the last week of March, but it’s the truth.  Here is the cold, white evidence – SNOW!  We have...