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*S*N*O*W * Much Fun!
The boys have been waiting and waiting for snow. Twice now the weather forecasters have suggested a possibility of snow in the Northern Virginia area, and twice now the boys have been undeniably disappointed to wake and find the ground bare. So when we began planning a pre-Christmas trip to New Jersey, the boys began…
Our Hearts Belong to Daddy
The day before Valentine’s Day is a special day in our home: it’s Patrick’s birthday! (Happy Birthday, dear one!) Pulling together a birthday celebration the day before Valentine’s Day is a bit complicated, to say the least. Having the birthday boy home ALL week due to snow closings made planning a birthday celebration, much less…
Making Memories Monday: Welcome Fall
I’ve always loved Fall! I didn’t realize just how much I looked forward to the change from Summer to Fall each year, until we moved to Florida. After 11 years in Jacksonville with no beautifully-colored Fall leaves, no piles for the kids to jump into, no crisp Autumn days, we moved to Northern Virginia. I…
Finer Things Friday: Fun In the Sun (and Rain) with Friends
For years, the boys have been asking to have their birthday parties at the pool. Problem is: Ryan’s birthday is the month before the pool opens, Connor’s birthday is the month after the pool closes, and in-door pool parties are just too expensive. So, what to do? Well, we put our heads together, brainstormed…
Ready, Aim, Fire Your Snowball!
The boys were outside playing in the snow. Thump. Thump. I walk to the front door, just in time to see a snowball flying toward me. Thump. It hits the glass at eye-level. On the other side of the door, the boys stood over a pile of snowballs they had made with their new…
DO NOT Let it Snow!
On my thirteenth birthday, my family moved from Southern Maryland to North-Western New Jersey, to a house near the top of “God’s Mountain,” so dubbed by our neighbors who claimed it snowed on top of our mountain when it wasn’t snowing anywhere else in the county (and it did!). It was a lovely mountain with…