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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Are you new to home schooling? Have you ever thought about home schooling your children, but you were not sure where to start? I have another Guest post for you! We have Amanda Wilson, author of Heading into Homeschool: A Faith-Based Step-by-Step Plan for Beginning to Homeschool . You can also find Amanda at www.maestramom.com. She blogs about home schooling and parenting, and she has many helpful resources on her website too. Amanda’s book is all about getting started with […]
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I’m excited to bring you a guest post today about a new book that I’m currently reading. What drew me to this book, by Samantha Deere, is that it contains an exhaustive lists of plants that grow in North America and how to use them for the health of your family. For example, did you know that in 1536, Jaques Cartier boiled pine needles to cure his ship crew from scurvy? I learned that in this book. I asked Samantha […]
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You can now find me at my new blog: gettingmyacttogether.com. It’s still the same me, talking about many of the same things, just less “stories of our boys” and more stories of organizing, decluttering, moving, Army life, and always learning. I hope you’ll join me over there! I’ve also started a YouTube series about getting the house ready to sell and moving. So far all of the videos have been about decluttering and organizing. We are moving again this summer. […]
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I have written about my goals on this website many, many times. Usually I dream moderately big. I mean, I’m not over here trying to be a movie star or anything like that, but I do tend to think I can accomplish a respectable amount of things, and really that isn’t always the case. Truth be told, I usually fall well short of my published goals. Anyway, so I thought it would be fun to share my list of PURELY […]
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It was 9pm, just two nights before my son’s tenth birthday when he said, “I’m so excited about my Revolutionary War cake!” Pause the world. What was he talking about??? I had not plans for a Revolutionary War cake! But as he talked about it, I began to vaguely recall him mentioning wanting one. The thing is he seemed to want something different every two days, so I had not married myself to any one particular plan. I did not […]
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I did promise that once the podcast that I participated in was live, I would let you all know. It went live last week, and I announced that on Facebook. It occurred to me I still needed to post about it here on my blog. So here’s the link that will take you straight there: Choosing Your Reflection This podcast is all about wedding gowns and what goes into the decision of what you will wear for the big day. […]
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Poor Alan. He is legit running a hospital here this weekend. Don’t worry. It is not the COVID, according to two tests at our local urgent care center. And yet, Alan and Daniel are the only two still standing. It starts as a scratchy throat, then it is sore. Snot kicks in, and for Caleb and me there is a cough. You can see why we worried it was covid or strep, but it is not. I have been up […]
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Coronavirus Semi-Lockdown Day #352 I thought this day might not even come this year, but here is it, on a rainy Monday. The boys are back in school! Last night, I thoroughly combed through the newly revised school supply list, making sure both of my elementary school boys have everything they need. It probably took us an hour to get it all ready, but it was a glorious feeling. Today it was easy to get them up in time because […]
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