Fun At Grandma’s
Last week we made our first trip to Grandma and Grandpa’s house in Ohio in over a year. It was also our first real vacation in a long while. The kids enjoyed time with cousins, a trip to Amish country and an endless supply of
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Dance Little Sister, Dance
Grace had her dance recital on Wednesday, and all the practice paid off; she did a great job. Her old class, a couple years ago, was more just a case of “something to do once a week,” with not a lot of real progress. At
April Adventures
Weekend before last, Jason, Scott and I traveled with Troop 800 to Sherando Lake park, near Waynesboro for a weekend of camping. Jason’s chief goal was to fulfil his requirement to complete a 5-mile hike, which he did, in spades, since it turned into a little
Shipping Out (for the Weekend)
Jason and I had an adventure this past weekend as BSA Troop 800 made a weekend outing to Camp Pendleton in Virginia Beach. Among the highlights was a day trip to the Norfolk Navy base for a guided tour of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore
It’s 2015 (Where’s My Hoverboard?)
Well another year’s gone by and as usual this site’s been largely neglected. I always start out with every intention of posting regularly, then the next thing I know it’s New Year’s Eve again. It was supposed to be easy; I downloaded an app that
Labor Day Adventures: Jason the Chess Champ
Well, this blog thing is working out great, huh? No updates from April to September. Anyhoo… We had a lot of excitement over the Labor Day weekend as Jason finished the 78th annual Virginia Closed chess tournament with 5 wins and 1 draw, making him