We are headed into the high season of traveling, and as a person who has struggled with chronic pain in the past, I know this struggle all too well. There was one year my hip was so cranky, I could not even think about driving across the country for our move from California to Georgia. Instead, I sold the van and bought a plane ticket. We do what we need to do to get by! So today I have an […]
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Have you ever thought of looking for an empty leg flight on a private jet? Before reading this article, I had never thought of it. I had actually never heard of “empty leg flights.” Today, I have a guest post to tell us all about this alternative way of travel. I hope you learn as much as I did! *********** Flying is not as romantic and comfortable as it was back in the fifties and sixties when adventurous men and […]
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You might be thinking, “I didn’t even know the US Army has a museum.” Just a few years ago, there was not one, but now I am happy to report that the US Army does in fact have its very own museum. It is very close to Washington D.C., on an Army base named Fort Belvoir. And it is a fun one too. Also, I will tell you, Fort Benning has a similar one that is called the National Infantry […]
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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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July 4, 1863 Telegraph from President Lincoln: “The President announces to the country that news from the Army of the Potomac, up to 10 P.M. of the 3rd. is such as to cover that Army with the highest honor, to promise a great success to the cause of the Union, and to claim the condolence of all for the many gallant fallen. And that for this, he especially desires that on this day, He whose will, not ours, should ever […]
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Flying during all this mess is not something I ever planned to do. In fact, we have gone to great pains to make our Alabama trip this summer a ROAD trip rather than a plane trip. However, unexpected things came up, and I ended up flying to Florida, of all places! On Tuesday and Wednesday, I had hit a mental wall. Does that happen to you sometimes? Nothing that you could possibly do sounds like a good idea. There is […]
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June is always a dizzyingly busy month. We have two family birthdays, Father’s Day, and the end of school. For 2019, 2018, 2016, and 2014, we were also in the middle of a big move. So you can imagine, that the children are all completely bewildered at spending June stuck in our own house. Not just stuck in the house, but in the SAME house as last year! What??? Haaaa! The military life has been quite chaotic for us the […]
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Hurray! It is finished! I feel like everyone already knows this, but I forget that not everyone is a Facebook junkie like me. Many of you may have no idea. How could I have forgotten to ALSO let my blog readers know something that I am this excited about?? Have you ever done something so new and exciting to you that you almost don’t even know what to do next? I mean between the book publishing and the earth-shattering news […]
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A few months ago, just out of curiosity, I googled the distance from my new house to Valley Forge. I probably didn’t even know Valley Forge was in Pennsylvania, but I knew it was the site of the Revolutionary Army’s famous winter encampment of 1777-78. Much to my delight, I discovered that I live only an HOUR away! One hour! My first thought was, “Awesome!” My second thought was, “Oh no, just how cold is this winter going to be?” […]
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We arrived to the museum around 4pm, but that was okay because it is open until 8pm on weeknights and 9 pm on Friday and Saturday night. We were there on Saturday evening and hardly even had to wait in line.
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