When my oldest son, now 14, was starting cub scouts years ago, I was his den leader. I was involved in every step of his progress. Now that my younger son (almost 10) is in cub scouts, my husband is his den leader, and so I have literally not been involved in his cub…
Just Another Barbershop Weekend #PSF Give Me Your Best Shot
This past weekend was the yearly Barbershop Youth Adjudications for my daughter’s quartet (along with the adult International Prelims) in Harrisburg, PA. I was lucky enough to be able to spend the weekend as the quartet mom (aka world’s best chaperone), tagging along on all of their adventures in Pennsylvania. It was exhilarating and…
A Change of Pace #PSF Give Me Your Best Shot
A funny thing happened today. I went outside three different times. And I didn’t wear a coat. Remember last week at this time? We were about to start snow day number 3 of the week and we were literally buried under feet of snow. I remember trying to drive somewhere last Friday and finding…
Another Week, Another Snow Day (Or Three) #PSF Give Me Your Best Shot
It’s getting old. The snow and the snow days and not having school. I do like turning my 5:00 am alarm off and catching a few extra hours of sleep. But oh my goodness. Being stuck inside for so many days…all 6 of us? It gets old. OK, enough complaining. Here are just a…
Snow…And More Snow! #PSF Give Me Your Best Shot
I have a confession. I got home from my youngest son’s Blue and Gold banquet about 2 1/2 hours ago, and the goal was to come straight up to my computer to get this post ready. But I have become completely distracted by a photo of a dress that most of you have probably…
This Week on Instagram: #PSF Give Me Your Best Shot
This week has not been one of my favorites. It’s cold. COLD. We lost power and ran out of milk and fuel for our kerosene heater. (PS – that’s an Amazon affiliate link to the heater we’ve got because I’ve discovered that tons of people don’t know what I’m talking about when I refer…
New Cousin #PSF Give Me Your Best Shot
My sister adopted a sweet little newborn baby boy a few weeks ago. The kids and I were dying to meet the new cousin, so in the last 2 weeks, we’ve made 2 special trips to my sister’s house to spend time with the newest cousin. It was love at first sight, and we…
Top 10 Moments of 2014 #PSF
Happy New Year! It’s tough to narrow down a whole year into the 10 most memorable moments, but that’s what I decided to do (it felt like a fitting thing to spend a quiet New Years Eve doing). Here are some of my best memories from the past year (at least those that were…
Biking Along the C&O Canal #WW
My husband began a yearly tradition a few years ago. He spends one weekend in October doing an overnight biking and camping trip with one or more of the kids. This year, he took our 2 youngest kids on the biking adventure along the C&O Canal. While they only biked about 6 miles in…
Yes, We Are Back to School! #WW
The kids are so excited to be back to school! I am full of mixed emotions. I’m not quite ready for the summer to be over and to have the kids gone all day…especially as my oldest daughter starts her first year of college 2000 miles away from home! 4th Grade (with math…