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Finer Things Friday: Fun In the Sun (and Rain) with Friends

ByJennifer McQuillan

  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…

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Making Memories Monday: Celebrating Our Nation with a Neighborhood

ByJennifer McQuillan

  Three-hundred and sixty-four days of the year, our neighbors go about their business, rushing from one activity to another in typical Northern Virginia hyperdrive, managing little more than a quick wave through the car window.  Every Fourth of July, however, the neighborhood slows down long enough to gather at the pool for a few…