Remembering Reagan in August
It’s August in Washington.
The nice thing is- it’s not crowded anywhere, except maybe Target,
in the the ‘college dorm’ section.
So, in honor of lazy August, here’s a great quote about us,
that Ronald Reagan said back on August 17th, 1992…
“In America, our origins matter less than our destination,
and that is what democracy is all about.”
Nicely Said, Ron
Mom, The Word ‘Please’ is not Magic
My Son: “Mom, the word, ‘Please’ is not a magic word.”
ME: “People say it’s magic because if you ask someone nicely to do something,
they’ll usually do it.”
My Son: “But it’s not magic.”
ME: “Where did you learn that?”
My Son: “We all decided it… at camp.”
Ya never know what they are going to learn at camp…
Win $1000 for Your Original Crab Recipe- Right Now!
GET OUT YOUR COOKBOOKS AND CRABS!
PHILLIPS SEAFOOD PRESENT
the ‘ULTIMATE CRAB CHALLENGE’ !!!!!
Crab Lovers and Cooks are Invited to Submit Relished Recipes to Win a Cash Prize and a Spot on the Phillips Menu!
Giant Food and Phillips Seafood are hosting the first “Ultimate Crab Challenge” recipe contest, inviting crab gourmets to submit their favorite original crab recipes for a chance to win $1,000 and the opportunity to have their recipe featured on Phillips Harborplace’s menu. Entries will be accepted online at
beginning July 16 through August 15, 2010 at 11:59 p.m. A panel of Giant and Phillips Seafood chefs will serve as preliminary judges. The top three finalists of the recipe contest will participate in a cook-off on Saturday, September 11, at the Maryland Seafood Festival taking place at Sandy Point State Park in Annapolis, Md.
General rules of participation in the competition are as follows:
All recipes must be original creations and submitted electronically at http://www.UltimateCrabChallenge.com by 11:59 p.m. on August 15, 2010
Crab meat must be the primary ingredient and recipes must call for at least one pound of crab
Recipes can be for a hot or cold dish
Preparation time, including cooking time, must not exceed 30 minutes
Three finalists will be selected by a panel of Giant and Phillips Seafood chefs; if selected as finalists, participants will be allowed 30 minutes to prepare their original crab creations during a cook-off at the Maryland Seafood Festival on Saturday, September 11, 2010
All U.S. residents of at least 18 years of age and of the legal age in their state are welcome to participate
Recipes will be judged based upon taste, ease of preparation, creativity and clarity of cooking instructions. Three finalists will be selected and notified on or before September 2, 2010. Finalists will be invited to participate in the inaugural “Ultimate Crab Recipe Challenge” cook-off at the Maryland Seafood Festival from 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. on September 11, 2010. The first prize winner will receive the grand prize of $1,000 and the honor of having their recipe featured on Phillips Harborplace’s menu. The second and third place winners will receive $100 gift cards to Giant Food and Phillips Seafood Restaurants.
For contest rules and to enter, please visit Ultimate Crab Challenge!!
GOOD LUCK!!
The 6-Year-Old take on who is responsible for the power outages in DC
WHERE: Our home, surprisingly cool, even though there is no A/C or electricity, due to the storm that barreled through the DC Area.
WHEN: Sunday Night, right before bed.
My Husband, “Say a prayer that God will get our power back on soon.”
My 6-Year-Old son,
“Dad, it’s not up to God. It’s up to Pepco.”
’nuff said 
Thank you God Pepco, our power is now back on!
I’m Sure Glad My Son is Riding Without Training Wheels Now- Because I’m Riding A Bike Now Too!
Filed under: Around DC, Home, Kindergartners, Life, Mom Victories, The Cool in Everyday Life
The Schwinn 'June' Coaster Bike
I have not ridden a bike since childhood.
There- I said it.
I’ve never been ‘big’ into bikes (don’t throw stones, you mountain-bike-weekend-trip-enthusiasts!!).
But it’s funny how life can change in an instant, with a whimsical choice…
Our family went down to Bethany Beach a few weeks ago, while at the very same time- my son had just taken his training wheels off his bike. I remembered that there was a bike rental shop right in the heart of Bethany and asked my son if he’d like to rent a 2-wheeler for the week, He LOVED the idea and in the next moment I decided that I would rent a bike, then my husband decided he would rent a bike too…
So we spent our Beach Week riding bikes as a family-
~A place I couldn’t imagine getting to in our lives back when I was cleaning up snot or vomit or changing diapers. We were ‘that family’, riding along, with the ocean breeze at our backs, that you glance at and think, ‘Isn’t that nice?!’
I enjoyed it so much that I thought about getting a bike at home. So then we packed up everything and drove back to ‘reality’ and left the beach behind. I arrived home to find a week’s worth of mail in our entry way, even though I had ‘stopped’ the mail… ‘Great’, I thought, as my son trounced through the catalogues and bills mangling up in a even bigger mess. I reached down to gather a first pile up and on the top of the pile was a flier from Performance Bicycles (where we got my son’s bike) announcing they were having a huge sale- that weekend… (karma ?!).
The next day we all went to the bike store and I bought the Schwinn ‘June’ Coaster Bike (with automatic shifting!) and I love it…
and I LOVE that my son and I are riding our bikes together.
You’ve come a long way, baby!
Latest Update on Fallen Officer Ayala’s Triplets: What They Need Right Now and Where to Send it or Drop It Off
Thank You to everyone who is pitching in
and helping Melissa Ayala with her toddler son and newborn triplets!
Mom and babies are doing well and- healthy!
WHAT YOU CAN DO RIGHT NOW/
WHAT SHE NEEDS:
1. Premie clothes
If you have Premie clothes In Good Condition, please drop them off or send them to the FOP Lodge below.
2. Newborn GIRL clothes
Think Pink!
3. DIAPERS
4. Monetary Donations
5. Giftcards
6. NEWBORN SLEEPERS (Remember it can get chilly in the A/C)
7. FORMULA: She’s using Similac Advance
FOR ALL DONATIONS RIGHT NOW –
CALL the Fraternal Order of Police at 301-948-4286 TO ARRANGE a drop off to:
Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 35
18512 Office Park Drive
Montgomery Village, MD 20886
Melissa has baby gear right now. She needs What Is On This List.
Thank You to EVERYONE who has contacted me… and the Montgomery County Police!
This is not a 1 time effort. The Fraternal Order of Police will keep me updated when the triplets need things from time to time, and I will post it here, And send it out to the private email list which has started. To join this list, leave a comment below!
For Out-Of-Towners: Please send your donations to the FOP LODGE above. Please call them to tell them your donation is coming.
Please, for now, keep to the list above.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!
** If ANYONE has a contact at a diaper company, please leave a comment below or leave a comment in my ‘Contact Me’ page (if you only want me to read it).
Quotable Friday
“Twenty years from now
you will be more disappointed by the things
that you didn’t do,
than by the ones you did do.”
~ Today’s quote is in honor of The 14th Annual Dewey Beach
which happens tomorrow,
July 10th, in Dewey Beach, Delaware!
Have fun everyone!
Have a SleepOver at The National Museum of Natural History!
Did You know that you can actually have a sleepover at the Museum of Natural History with your kids?!
You Can! The First One is this Friday!
Go to Smithsonian Sleepovers for ALL the information!
The Smithsonian Sleepovers will be
July 9,
July 31 and
Aug. 7 beginning at 7 p.m. and ending at 8:30 a.m. the next morning. Kids will experience the museum in a whole new way, discovering museum highlights during a guided tour, participating in scavenger hunts, watching an Imax film screening of Galapagos 3D and sleeping among the dinosaurs and a giant squid.
Ticket prices for the sleepovers are $125 for general admission and $115 for Resident Associate members. For groups of 20 people or more, there is a special reduced rate of $95. The price includes an evening snack, light breakfast, Imax film screening, T-shirt, scavenger hunt, arts and crafts activities, guided tour and exclusive access and activity in a special exhibit.
Children ages 8 to 12 may participate. There must be at least one adult for every three children in any group that registers. Chaperones must be 21 years or older. No adults without children. All participants must pre-register by calling The Smithsonian Associates at (202) 633-3030.
AGAIN, For more information and a schedule of events,
Visit Smithsonian Sleepovers!
What a great idea!
Get FREE Ice Cream on the 4th in Annapolis from the Cooking Channel
It’s Officially July 4th Weekend Now!
And what better way to celebrate a weekend of eating and being outside and loving BEING FREE (God Bless America!)
than with FREE ICE CREAM ON THE 4th!!
The Cooking Channel’s ice cream truck is on a cross-country tour this summer and is scheduled to make its stop in the DC Area to serve free ice cream on Summer’s biggest holiday, the 4th of July (how appropriate !!!
The truck will make its stop Sunday, July 4th from
11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at the Annapolis Farmers Market located at 2002 Annapolis Mall (Westfield Annapolis Mall), Annapolis, MD 21401.
In keeping with the spirit of Cooking Channel, they are partnering with a different local artisanal ice cream shop in each city. In the DC Area, Dolcezza Artisanal Gelato will be the ice cream crew on hand to serve up FREE scoops. Dolcezza is a favorite, making hand-made gelato every morning using fresh ingredients from local farmers, creating a gelato with a perfect texture and exquisite taste.
BY THE WAY- I TRULY LOVE THIS GELATO !!!
Go Enjoy Annapolis and Your Free Ice Cream!
Happy 4th of July Weekend!!
What Fallen Officer Ayala’s Triplets Need and Where to Send It or Drop It Off
Lots of GREAT PEOPLE have been contacting me about donating things to the Ayala Triplets! Three Brand New HEALTHY GIRLS!
By the Way- I’m starting the hashtag #AyalaTriplets on twitter, to keep us organized- for all you tweeters out there!
Right now she needs
1. Monetary donations (see address below)
2. Gift cards- to Target, or Buy Buy Baby or even to Pizza Hut, etc. for dinners
3. Girl clothes- newborn to 6 months. (and premie if you have it)
4. AND newborn Diapers.
All the triplets are big for triplets, about 5 pounds each, and healthy !!!!!
NOW THE IMPORTANT PART-
FOR ALL DONATIONS RIGHT NOW —
1. CALL the Fraternal Order of Police at 301-948-4286 TO ARRANGE a drop off to:
Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 35
18512 Office Park Drive
Montgomery Village, MD 20886
Melissa has baby gear right now. She needs What Is On This List.
She WILL need clothes in the future,
So if you do have clothes that her son or the girls can grow into for example, 6 months from now,
I’m asking if you have room to store them for awhile, please do. If not, everyone understands, and we’ll cross that bridge when we come to it. The FOP Lodge doesn’t have a lot of room right now to store things. Perhaps that will change. Everyone is getting organized; Melissa has just arrived home from the hospital healthy!
Thank You to EVERYONE who has contacted me… and the Montgomery County Police!
Please be patient as we All work together to help this Mom
This is not a 1 time effort. The Fraternal Order of Police will keep me updated when the triplets need things from time to time, and I will post it here. And send it out to the private email list which has started. To join this list, leave a comment below!
For Out-Of-Towners: Please send your donations to the FOP LODGE above. Please call them to tell them your donation is coming.
Please, for now, keep to the list above.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!!!
** If ANYONE has a contact at a diaper company, please leave a comment below or leave a comment in my ‘Contact Me’ page (if you only want me to read it).
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