Yesterday, by the time the kids got home from school, I was practically passed out on the family room arm chair. I haven’t been able to figure out why I have been sooooo tired and–I don’t know–simply not feeling myself. My eyes have felt weighed down. I’m not thinking straight. I have a constant ache…
Where I’m going….
At the end of last week, after not seeing my husband for days at a time, and never having a break from the house and kids, I came up with a great idea. Get out of town! I was sure that 4 days without kids was just what I needed. I was feeling a lot…
Wordless Wednesday–DC at Sunrise
Yes, I really did get out of bed at 4:00 in the morning to make it to downtown Washington DC an hour before sunrise on a cold and rainy day. Why did I do it?a) For the adventure?b) Because I really don’t sleep much anyway (why not do something fun)?c) To Learn something new?d) Because…
My Spring Break Top 10
The Best of Spring Break, and a sneak peek at what we did while I was away from the computer: We enjoyed Spring Break by……. 10. Watching lots of movies, or better yet, watching the kids play Dance, Dance Revolution! 9. Playing with cousins 8. Decorating Easter Eggs 7. Sleeping in ZZZZZzzzzz…….. 6. Eating Easter…
In The News!!
#1: So, for those of you who didn’t catch my morning’s post, I drove down to my sister’s house spontaneously this morning to be interviewed by the Washington DC ABC News team about my (our) experience yesterday trying to get tickets for the White House Easter Egg Roll. While my sister and I were on…
Give Me Your Best Shot! #8
BIG NEWS: I had a lot of things planned for today….BIG things! This is my 498th post…so my 500th post is SO close! There are SO many exciting things I have to share with you guys. BUT, I am going to be gone all day at my sister’s house where we are going to be…
Wordless Wednesday
Twizzler was playing around with the jenga blocks yesterday morning. He came up to me and asked, “You know that building in Washington DC with Abraham Lincoln inside it?” I said yes….”Well,” he said. “I just made it. Come look!” For more Wordless Wednesday photos from other great bloggers, see 5 Minutes For Mom and…
Introducing…..
My new recipe blog. I decided to put my recipes together in one place. It’s still a work in progress. I’ll be adding recipes regularly (or at least every Monday). The real work in this food blog? I designed it myself. Background image, header, button, and all. It was a little frustrating, but I proved…
South Mountain Creamery Fall Festival
All I can say is WOW! I had no idea my kids could have so much fun at a dairy farm! We spent the day at the South Mountain Creamery’s Fall Festival. After a few hours there, KitKat turned to me and said, “I thought that this would be a lot more boring than it…
Walk like an Egyptian!
In honor of Peanut Butter’s latest trip to Egypt, I thought I’d post a couple of pictures from his first trip there. Out of the 3 weeks that he spent there in February, I think he spent a day and a half seeing the sights around Cairo. But he said that the pyramids were pretty…