My husband wrote this article about his experiences with Lawrence Eagleburger after learning of his passing yesterday. If another more touching memorial to Mr. Eagleburger has been written, I haven’t seen it, and I thought that it should be published. I hope Mr. E knew how much CandyMan appreciated him. I first met Secretary Eagleburger…
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Updating Traditions
Thank you to Log Cabin for sponsoring my post about updated traditions in my household. To learn more about Log Cabin Syrups (which are all free of High Fructose Corn Syrup), breakfast for dinner, and other new ways to update traditions in your home, click here. I was selected for this sponsorship by the Clever…
Spring Break 2010
After returning home from my second full day’s trip out with the kids last week, my husband asked a tired me, “Why do you do this to yourself?” I told him the alternative was staying home and watching movies all day. The weather was gorgeous, we live in one of the most exciting places in…
Spring Break Plans
I look forward to Spring Break every year. It’s one of my favorite times of the year with my kids. Full of traditions. Here’s a little sneak peak at what we’ll be doing this coming week (click the links to see our Spring Break fun from years past): * Our annual trip to the National…
Bloggography Challenge – Week 1
Welcome to the first Bloggography challenge! Last week, after the first issue of Bloggography, Manic Mother and I gave you a challenge. We challenged you to get out and take a Winter-themed picture in any mode other than full auto. How did it go? This past week has been freezing in my neck of the…
Home Again, Home Again!
I didn’t watch the news before leaving for the airport on Saturday afternoon. So I was completely caught off guard when, 15 minutes after the first group of passengers had boarded our plane, we were told, “I have some good news and some bad news. The good news is that we will be getting you…
A Common Misconception and an Announcement
Thank you, MamaKat, for giving me the opportunity to clear up a common misconception that many people have about me. Are you ready? Here it is: I am not calm all the time. Sometimes I yell. I am not SuperMom. My house is not always organized, and sometimes I use DVDs to get my kids…
Divided by five
I don’t know why, but I felt like writing this morning, and I grabbed a pen and notebook and wrote this down. As a mother of five kids, I am a rarity nowadays, and I admit I can be somewhat of a spectacle. It used to be that whenever I left the house with all…
Cunningham Falls
After sleeping in this morning (Wow! What I feeling! I sure needed it!) and a few hours of cleaning up the house, we packed a picnic and headed up to Cunningham Falls. We used to go up there a lot….back when Taco was a baby and before. We haven’t been back in years. I was…
"PLANE PARK!" (aka– Gravelly Point)
One of our favorite Spring Break traditions has been our yearly trip to Gravelly Point, a big park right next to National Airport. We pack a picnic lunch and lay out the blankets and watch the airplanes fly in or out of the airport. They look like they are close enough to reach up and…