What is the big deal about the Hoover Dam? What makes the Hoover Dam such a big deal is what this marvel accomplishes, and I am going to tell you all about it. Hoover Dam, the 2nd tallest dam in America, but probably the best known. (The tallest one, in case that made you as curious as it made me, is the Oroville Dam in Oroville, California, east of Sacramento.) This side trip on our cross-country road trip was all for […]
» Read moreI thought this picture was perfect for that nervous, excited but sad, feeling that you get, just as you are about to move. We are four weeks out from the longest distance, most emotional move we’ve ever made. This will be our eighth move. However, this is the very first move where our little boys are old enough to understand it. We’ve been in the area for five years and in this house for three. We have never lived […]
» Read moreNew York in the fall has nothing on DC in the spring! Ah, Spring, that glorious time of year when I want to wear short sleeves, but I can’t find them. My nose is stuffy, my eyes itch, and yet for some reason I feel wholly and ridiculously happy. I want to hug the spring this year–every zyrtec requiring moment of it is pulling me out of the dark-ish zone I’ve been inhabiting for too long to admit! This spring […]
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I’m back from my Alabama visit! I caught the last flight from Atlanta to Baltimore last night. It is a good thing too because each flight after it was cancelled, due to the weather. And boy, do I have some tips to share about flying with an infant. Of course, I had to go and learn them all the hard way. Best things about my trip: The visit part was awesome. The flying part was where the work came in. […]
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I have mentioned several times lately that my current life circumstances have been leaving me feeling extremely overwhelmed and highly stressed out. The baby phase is always tough anyway, and when you have a lot of other things going on, plus Alan working late, it just seems even tougher to me. I’d love to stop the world and wait on John David, but of course, that’s just not possible. I keep trying to strategize and find a way to make […]
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