It’s starting to feel a bit like Groundhog’s Day around here. Good morning everybody! It’s looking a lot like May out there! Tired teachers. Excessive pollen. Endless driving to activities. Tired parents. Dishes. Laundry. Tests. Tired students. Pardon me while I go smash my alarm clock into a million pieces and shred the calendar into…
Welcome to Wednesday. A day that looks a lot like Monday and Tuesday. But since we are doing this project called Week in the Life, we must include all the days of the week. Yesterday felt light on pictures so I’m planning to have more today. We’ll see if I can actually manage that once…
Good morning Vietnam! Yes, I know that has absolutely nothing to do with this post. But it’s one of my favorite lines from the movie (and also I love Robin Williams’ work). And sometimes when I say good morning, inside my head I’m really saying good morning, Vietnam exactly like he did. Go ahead –…
Just another Manic Monday…. Here are the Bangles singing it to get you in the mood. Honestly my Mondays are no more manic than any other week day but I often find myself singing this song on Monday mornings. Ready to see what Day 1 of Week in the Life looked like for me? Wake…
A visit to the National Museum of the Marine Corps Washington, DC is known for its many monuments and the Smithsonian museums. A short (or long depending on traffic!) drive south on I-95 will bring you to the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Quantico, VA. In my opinion, it is worth the drive. The…
Eek! It’s almost here already! I feel like I’m still recovering from Day in the Life (you can read about it here, here, and here). I’m not ready for another big documenting project already! What’s the problem you might ask. I’m known as the Scrapbook Fairy and I love pictures. So why am I dreading…
(WARNING: There are close-up pictures of ants in this post. If that’s a problem, you might want to skip this one.) (Also, be sure to read the “Steps to Add Ants” below – it’s my favorite part!) I love ant farms and I’m not sure why. I had one once as a kid but no…
I had never heard of these amazing women until the INSH video happened to pop up in my Facebook feed one day. I love books, libraries, and horses so was immediately intrigued and wanted to know more. I dove deep on this one. I checked out 7 books from the library and read almost every…
As I was building my National Park System page, I decided to add a picture of my park passport. Once I opened it up and started looking through it again I thought maybe you’d also enjoy a virtual tour of my book. Where it all started… I bought my passport book at Petroglyph National Monument…
Today is Earth Day which seems like a good time to talk about one of the rules I try to live by. Robert Baden-Powell said, Leave this world a little better than you found it. I learned this tenet as a young Girl Scout and have carried it with me all my life. I say…
We live about 15 miles from Manassas National Battlefield Park and have been there several times over the past 17 years. My most recent visit was in March. I took a few pictures to share with you. (I should mention that Felisa asked me why I was taking so many pictures when I had already…
April 12th is Grilled Cheese Day. Mmm…. grilled cheese! We scored a White House tour over Spring Break (click here for more details about our tour). Our tour started at 11 so by the time we finished, everyone was hungry. The kids checked their phones and found GCDC Grilled Cheese Bar a few blocks away…