I love fresh cut Christmas trees and am nostalgic about going out to the field to pick our own. However, in years past I have been disappointed by the “cut your own” trees in nearby tree farms because they don’t grow Fraser Firs and I am decidedly a Fraser Fir kind of gal. The...
Recently, I’ve been scouring the local thrift stores, looking for clothes my kids can use as costumes for an upcoming Christmas musical. I thought it might be useful for others to see a list of thrift stores in the area. Here’s a list of thrift stores in Arlington, Falls Church and a few beyond....
Do you love farmers markets? I do … in theory. In reality, we rarely go. While I love the idea of buying fresh local produce, it rarely works out that we are free Saturday mornings, and in all honestly, I’ve gotten so used to buying cheap produce at the Asian markets I find it...
Once my two older kids entered elementary school, we entered the world of required nightly reading. In first grade, my daughter had to maintain a reading log, writing down what she read and for how long. She did not enjoy this task, but using bookmark timers has helped a great deal. Mark-My-Time Bookmark Timers...
GIVEAWAY IS NOW OVER — Congrats to #62 – Lindsey! It’s August 1st, do you know where your child’s lunchbox is? School doesn’t start for another month in my area, but I know many kids will be heading back to school soon, which means moms will be packing school lunches. Last summer, I was...
Mike & I celebrated our 13th anniversary on Sunday. Well, we didn’t actually do any celebrating on Sunday, but I told him I had plans to take him on a mystery date on Monday. On Monday, after an early lunch we dropped the kids off at our first mystery destination — friends with kids...
A review of the "Christian Heroes: Then and Now" book series by Janet and Geoff Benge, and a giveaway of the first five books!
I have been wanting to go to the National Aquarium in Baltimore for quite a while, but have held off for a variety of reason. The main prohibiting factors included: the exorbitant fee, distance, parking challenges, and my concern over my ability to wrangle all 3 kids solo, especially since strollers aren’t allowed in...
Visiting the Botanic Gardens Holiday display is always a “must do” Christmas activity in my book, but this year, I couldn’t get the whole family on board. The display features DC landmarks replicated in miniature using plant materials. It also has a a variety of trains set up, in various scenes — this...
Montgomery County Recycling Center 16105 Frederick Rd Derwood, MD 20855 (Map) County Website On Wednesday, a friend and I decided to take the kids to “Trashy Town” aka the Montgomery County Recycling Center. Earlier in the summer, I read that you can take tours of the recycling center and I thought this would be...
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