Category Archives: travel

Camping! In a yurt!

Posted on April 2, 2012 by

We spent the weekend at Kiptopeke State Park. My birthday is in a few weeks and what I wanted more than anything was to stay in a yurt. And so, we did. Kiptopeke is a tiny park (compared to nearby First … Continue reading →

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Love the Place You Live: Fort Monroe

Posted on March 19, 2012 by

On a whim, my family and I took the 30 minute drive “over the water” to Fort Monroe which is in Hampton. A moat! Formerly an Army base, last fall, it was designated a national park. My husband, a former … Continue reading →

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Weekending

Posted on March 5, 2012 by

The family just got back from a whirlwind trip to New York to celebrate my mom’s birthday. After the party, L and I left the kiddos in Brooklyn and headed back to our suite in the city. Well, we didn’t … Continue reading →

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Weekend Links

Posted on September 18, 2011 by

Recess makes a comeback! When we lived in Texas, we had the kind of neighborhood school where kids came early to run around on the playground with their friends. After school, they would do it again while us parents chatted with … Continue reading →

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March 25

Posted on March 26, 2011 by

We recently took a weekend trip to Washington, D.C. with my mom. It was the kids’ first visit and I hadn’t been in 15 years. We decided to visit the National Museum of Natural History because it looks liked the … Continue reading →

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