Exploring Our Family History in Tannehill State Park: A Beautiful Place to Take Your Family

Tannehill Ironworks Historical State park

Last year my cousin Amber sent me a VHS video clip of an interview she did with our Maw-Maw back in the 1990s. In this video, Maw-Maw told us there is a cabin in Tannehill State Park that once belonged to our great-great grandparents. Once I learned we have an ancestral home on display in Birmingham, Alabama, I knew we had to go check this out! My kids love it so much when I drag them out on these sorts […]

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5 Important Things to Teach Your Son About Home Repairs

It is so important to teach your son about home repairs. Yes, girls can definitely benefit from this too! At our house, we just happen to only have boys, so I tend to focus on raising boys. This is a guest post that I think brings an awesome point: training up your sons on how to work with their hands. I want to make sure we use these tips at our house more too, and I hope you find this […]

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23 of the Best Things to Do in Washington, D.C.

what to do in DC

If you are planning a DC trip, and wondering what to do in DC, you are in for a treat. This is one of those questions I get asked the most from friends who are not local to the D.C. area. We have lived here off and on since 2009, and we have ALWAYS loved hosting our friends and family when they come visit the DC area. One time we had so many guests that the older boys’ room looked […]

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How Three Tiny Nerd Candies Got Me a New Vacuum Cleaner

Welcome to 2021, my friends! For my first blog entry of 2021, I thought I’d share a funny story that is sort of at my own expense. I’ve found it’s best to stick to that sort of tale to avoid angry phone calls or emails… Haha! Sometimes I can be a little oblivious to my surroundings. It is true. This is how my brain works. I am that rare woman who finds it necessary to focus on only one thing […]

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The New Perfect Christmas Gift Giveaway 2020

Personalized Locket Giveaway!!

I am so happy to announce our first giveaway in months, and it is an EXCITING one, just in time for Christmas! ***This post and giveaway are sponsored by Picturesongold.com. All opinions are my own.*** Let me tell you all about what you could win in this giveaway from PicturesonGold.com. This is a $140.00 value sterling silver locket with your chosen photos laser engraved into the locket. That is my favorite part about it. You do not have to go […]

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In Search of the King and Queen Seats

One thing I appreciate about Maryland is the sheer number of state parks. Our state boasts fifty-three state and eight national parks, not bad for such a small state. There are also islands to visit in the Chesapeake Bay. Maryland also borders D.C., Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia, and Delaware, so it feels like an excellent spot for an adventurer. Not long after we moved in, I heard someone mention the King and Queen Seats at Rocks State Park, in Jarrettsville, […]

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It’s Okay to Do Absolutely Nothing When Facing Big Changes

It's Okay to Do Absolutely Nothing When Facing Big Changes

***Ad Disclosure Statement: When you purchase through links on this website, we collect advertising fees.*** Do any of you ever feel so subconsciously overwhelmed that you just feel like doing nothing? This week I definitely did not do “absolutely nothing.” In fact, I picked up all the boys’ school-issued materials for virtual school, set up and then re-set up work areas, and figured out how to work these new Chromebooks. That was a lot of things that I DID accomplish. […]

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Indulging the Homesick Feeling

Today, no that is not true, this whole year honestly, I have felt SO incredibly homesick. This is not a small pang that comes and goes. It is a longing much deeper than that. I have always said that home can be anywhere, that it is where my people are. That is mostly true, but the thing is that a pandemic year is the worst year ever to be newly moved in. Plus, there is the whole problem of my […]

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Overnight Trip to Ocean City, Maryland During the Pandemic

Ocean City During the Pandemic

Alan pleasantly surprised me a couple of weeks ago when he announced that he had cashed in our hotel points and made reservations for us to spend July 5th in Ocean City. Say what?? Granted, Alan can be very spontaneous, but this was even better than a last minute trip. This was a PLANNED vacation surprise! Wahoo! I had not even suspected that he was planning something like this. We have been basically stuck here. You see, not only is […]

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Into the Unknown: Virtual School Nerves and Anxiety

into the unknown: virtual school nerves and anxiety

Is anyone else feeling nervous about their kids beginning virtual school? I feel like this is an issue that parents across the entire world are dealing with. We have been out of school for the sheltering-in-place or quarantine or social distancing, whatever you want to call it, for a month now. Seriously. An entire month has passed. During that month, we here in Maryland were given home-school packets of suggested work. Thankfully, they gave us all the benefit of the […]

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