Beware of Tigers… and Wolves!
and Moms can shake their heads in wonder together!
And the winner is… Today we went to the races, the Cub Scout Pinewood Derby Races that is. Ryan and Patrick, with a bit of help from Grandpop McQuillan, spent several weeks constructing the perfect pinewood car! And they ended up with a winner. Ryan won first place for the Tiger Cubs and third place…
After hours of Star Wars viewing, and even more hours of loud and active light saber battling, my boys couldn’t contain their excitement upon hearing of a Cub Scout Go-See-It entitled Swordsmen Rendezvous! Swordplay was a must-know skill for every 18th century gentlemen, and Gadsby’s Tavern in Alexandria, Virgina was a center of social and…
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…
I have fond childhood memories of traveling up and down and around the East Coast with my Mom and younger brother, Volksmarching: setting off early in the morning with our most comfortable walking shoes and a little bag of snacks for a 10km (6.2 mile) walk through towns, woods, across college campuses…. One of my…
I’m running a bit behind with my Making Memories Monday post this week. That’s because the boys and I spent all day yesterday making once-in-a-lifetime memories as we participated in the Boy Scouts of America Centennial Parade in Washington, D.C. It was a wonderful experience, and my dear husband took over 400 photos, so…
Your kitchen is covered in saw dust. Your husband is complaining that his hand is tingling from holding the Dremel Tool for hours on end. Your kids are covered in paint. And you are purchasing food products… not to eat, but to glue onto a block of wood. Yes, it is Pinewood Derby time! Our…