First Sleepover Party!
Ah, it’s time to check off this rite of passage! Sam has been to his first sleepover party and has lived to tell all about it. (Well, I’m using “tell” loosely since it does...
Downton Abbey v. Dallas
We’re equally hooked on “Downton Abbey” and “Dallas,” quite a strange combo. But is it really? Once Daddy Mac and I started thinking about it, we realized there sure...
"It’s a Water Wonderland at the Homestead"
At the Homestead, it’s water, water everywhere! Below is the link to my article in Richmond Parents Monthly‘s February issue on the Homestead’s new two-acre water complex, Allegh...
Keep Movin’
Today was one of those days that handed me a lot of lemons. Yes, I should try to make lemonade out of said lemons. Right now, though, I just want to squeeze them as hard as I can and then pelt them ...
A Big Hello to Taekwondo!
HOO! HA! Neither soccer nor baseball have been a big hit with Sam — or he with them for that matter. Never in a million years, though, would I have thought that Sam would be so into taekwondo....
Montpelier, Home of James Madison
At last! After having had Montpelier on my bucket list for years now, we finally made it there on Monday. In a once sentence summary, it’s a really neat place and highly recommended! Here...
Rain or Mist? That Is the Question.
It has been raining and raining and raining and raining here. For a while there, I was trying to keep track of the days but lost count three days ago, give or take a day. Anyway, it has been a LON...
Winter Doldrums
It’s already getting pretty doldrum-y out there, isn’t it? We aren’t even quite at two weeks after New Year’s Day, and here we are. It has also been pretty rainy, foggy an...