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…
Category: Family Holiday Time
Celebrating Spring…First Communions, Graduations, Weddings…
Rite of passage. Tradition. Celebration. Sacred. All of these words embody what First Communion means to me and my family. My First Communion — like the celebrations for my two daughters — took place on a warm spring day at…
Oyster Locals: The Search for Gourmet Food Trucks in D.C.
I’m at it again! I’m over at Oyster Locals Blog dishing on gourmet food trucks in D.C. and the role twitter plays. ___ You have to be living under a rock to NOT know what Twitter is. This townhall meeting/news…
New on Oyster Locals Blog…Dining in D.C. at Filomena
For my husband’s birthday dinner, my parents offered to take our family out to Filomena, a Georgetown institution. We readily agreed. It’s funny how you can live in a city for years and think you know every landmark, museum, restaurant,…
HexBugs: Partying for All Ages
After #BlogHer and #TypeAMom, I came to the realization that I need to be a niche blogger. I need to find a niche. My elevator pitch sounds vague because it is “I blog about raising a teen, a tween, and…
I Know What I Did This Summer or #Backtoschool Needs to Get Here Quick!
Another lengthy comment that I am turning in to a blog post!! You would think that since my children are 14, 11, and 7 that this summer would have been a breeze. Nope. It was an utter nightmare. Thank goodness…
Nick Saves the Hotel Stay #nickyourstay
Staying in a hotel is highlight for my teen. Sometimes I think that she is more interested in the hotel than in the place we are visiting. She loves it all…the hotel beds, the soaps and shampoos, the large TV near…
Packing for #BlogHer
Would it make all of you going to BlogHer feel better to know that I just finished packing for TWO trips? It’s 3 a.m. What exactly am I doing up? I should be in bed, but I am collecting paperwork,…
Oyster Locals: Spy Museum Teen Style
New from my Oyster Locals Blog… Following your teen around the International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C. — About six years ago, my teen was all about spies. She lived and breathed spies. She was a spy for Halloween. Her…
Oyster Locals: Exploring Union Station
My latest Oyster Local blog post is up. This time I am exploring Union Station. Who knew there is so much to do at Union Station! ___ A few weekends ago, I rediscovered the wonder that is Union Station in…