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A Taste of Home
The roar of the crowd. The sea of red. The beer….oh my goodness the smelll of the beer. I was a tween when I was taken to Manchester United. I had my red woolly scarf. I don’t remember eating food…
Get Clicky with Lego at National Building Museum
Another of my posts over at Oyster Locals Blog. Did you know I write about DC? — Lego? Blocks? Buildings? Are your kids as obsessed with constructing as mine are? My little guy eats and breaths Lego… From morning til…
Girls Are UnSTOPpable
A PSA for my Readers… I was contacted about a worthwhile campaign. Would I post about a campaign if it wasn’t worthwhile? You know I wouldn’t. So read on… Candace Parker has teamed up with the Playtex® Sport® brand for…
Play a Better World…on Facebook
A few years ago my children were obsessed with Club Penguin and Webkinz. My girls loved creating a world online. My oldest would dress her penguin in an array of clothes. My middle would play games. The wolds they created…
Star Trek…I Don’t Get It
I don’t “get” Star Trek. There I said it. When I was first married I watched all of the variations: Star Trek, Deep Space Nine, as well as the movies. I even had the poster from Star Trek Generations framed.…
Finding the Scoop about the Newseum
I’m not a weepy person. I don’t cry at the drop of a hat. My steeliness was thrown out the window as I watched the 9/11 film at the Newseum at the end of the summer. I sat with my…
Family Game Night: Spending Time Together
Our family plays games. Not all the time. We’re busy with school, work, homework, sports, and music practice. When we get a chance to play games, it’s good family time. One of the themes of this blog AND our family…
Stopping Breast Cancer One Lid at a Time
With two grandmothers who died from breast cancer, National Breast Cancer Awareness month is somber for me. I did not know my father’s mother. My mother’s mother was a sweet lady who was felled by the ravages of breast cancer.…
Is It Too Late for a #BacktoSchool Post?
How can it be October? I haven’t written my back-to-school post yet! In all the mayhem and confusion of back-to-school, my post got sidelined. Back-to-school was a welcome return to our daily routine. Our back-to-school was made easier because of……