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I have fond memories of attending the Nutcracker ballet at the Kennedy Center with my mother. It was a highlight of the Christmas season, and an experience I’d love to share with my boys. But, I know the sweet image of the boys, dressed in their sport coats and khakis, shoes shined, neck ties tied,…
Luck o’ the Irish
The boys would indeed call themselves lucky today! It all started with finding this little plant on the shelf at Trader Joe’s: It’s an Irish Shamrock. I was surprised to see it had little white bell-shaped flowers and leaves that didn’t quite look like the clover growing rampant in our yard. I always thought shamrocks…
We Give Thanks
Thanksgiving week 2007 brought temperatures in the upper 60s/low 70s and a brisk wind; perfect weather for jumping in piles of Fall leaves. The boys were worried that the grounds crew would blow the leaves away during their regularly scheduled weekly neighborhood maintenance, leaving none for raking and jumping… and they did blow many of…
Wordless Wednesday: The Most Anticipated Christmas Card: This Year & Every Year!
Spark & Tina pose for their 2009 Christmas Greeting; Theirs is the most awaited card in our home each and every year.
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
A walk through the mall or down a city street, a trip to them mailbox, a glance at the television: all will surely help to emphasize the fact that Christmas is coming! Store aisles are lined with Christmas trees, ornaments, stockings, and lights; mailboxes are filled with holiday catalogs, and television commercials are clearly the…
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Making Memories Monday: Celebrating Our Nation with a Neighborhood
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…