Life of a "non-working" mother

I want to finish the New York city blog post series, so I can have a complete "record" of the weekend. Yesterday was so completely...

Weeks ago I ordered tickets to see the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. I even got tickets to go up into the crown. I made it all the wa...

Today I explored Chinatown. It has so many interesting sights and views, some that are best described with pictures This is an herbal pharm...

What a day! I slept soundly, until the phone rang at 9am. The traffic and other city noises don't bother me at all. I spent the whole da...

... was going to be the title for this post. My girls weekend to New York City turned into a solo trip, when one friend had to have surgery ...

My parents also flew in on Thursday, for a quick visit. We spent all day yesterday at education week together, and after dessert, I went wit...

I finished out Education week, my brain full of useful information. It's been over 2 years since we moved out of Idaho, and since I'...

It turns out it becomes very difficult to blog, when you are off having fun, and learning to become a better wife/mother/person at education...

After a crazy morning of lice removal, I escaped to the airport. I sat all alone at the gate, reading a book. I didn't have to worry whe...

We hadn't been planning on going to DC until the very last minute. The economy has taken a hit on Joe's job, so cash has been tight ...

How would you like to have your personal docent at the National Gallery of Art. Winter and I had exactly that today. Aunt Barbara lead us t...

Washington Monuments are gorgeous at night! World War II memorial Washington Monument Ram taught me a cool trick for my camera. When it gets...

It's been a whirlwind of reunions. Cousins, aunts, grandparents, friends etc etc. Thursday I took some much needed time to myself. I did...

Last night, we went to see the parade at the Marine barracks. For some stupid reason I wasn't in the mood to carry my camera with me, so...

Today was supposed to be beach day. However, after realizing that this would include a 7 hour roundtrip drive, it quickly got booted from th...