I’m starting an occasional feature called
‘The Cool in Everyday Life’.
This is not about how very cool it is to be the mother of a 4-year-old. It is very cool to have a little guy to hang around with and see the world through his eyes.
This is about cool, practical stuff. It’s not [...]

I’ve always cut my son’s hair.  He has a lot of curly hair and it grows at lightning speed, and I like to keep it short, in a real little boy haircut.
We’ve been trying to convince him to get his haircut at Daddy’s barbershop up the street.  It’s nice, I see tons of kids [...]

I always get a little misty-eyed this time of year, seeing Rolling Thunder around the beltway traffic, coming into town…
and remembering what Memorial Day is all about.
But the thousands of motorcycles (which are very cool, especially to my 4-year-old) that come into town every Memorial Day weekend also make me think of
vehicles,
driving,
… and traffic.
So here [...]

I’m quoted on Blogtations!
I love this site. It’s a compilation of great quotes from around the daily blogosphere. Check it out…
and if you go- scroll down for the BananaBlueberry quote on finger painting.
If you like a quote on Blogtations, click on it and check out a new blog.
This BlogLand or ours is getting [...]

My husband’s uncle lives in Rehobeth Beach, Delaware.
Last week there was a terrible storm. Amidst all the lightening and thunder our uncle and aunt were calm. She was safely in another part of their [...]

This time of year I hop on the bandwagon of horse racing, like everyone else. I enjoy it… and know nothing about it.
As everyone knows, Big Brown has won The Kentucky Derby And The Preakness. If he wins The Belmont on June 7th- [...]

“Mother love is the fuel that enables a normal human being to do the impossible.”
~Marion C. Garretty,
quoted in ‘A Little Spoonful of Chicken Soup for the Mother’s Soul’

            Here in DC, it’s caterpillar season.
We have a small tree in our backyard that those small white moths chose to infest with 18 caterpillar nests (I just counted). Don’t know if the tree will make it, but that’s another post for another day. Ahh, nature.
Caterpillars are EVERYWHERE. They are [...]

     Anyone who has visited my blog in the past month knows,
Springtime is finally here in DC.  And what better way to kick-start Spring, than a good finger-painting session.
Finger painting is fun, it’s inexpensive and it’s easy to clean up.
Go outside and paint, find some grass and paint the grass too.
All finger paints wash [...]

Springtime has really come to DC. It has been beautiful this week.
So my son and I… and the jogging stroller, walked in to downtown Bethesda. My husband drove home from work and met up with us at Austin Grill for a spontaneous weeknight dinner out…
which I try to plan as [...]