Christmas Archive

Christmas was a slow and lazy. We carefully opened the gifts under the tree, each taking turns. While the kids played with their new toys, I made a hearty breakfast of cheese frittata, grits, bacon and cinnamon rolls. Once breakfast was done, …

The past couple of weeks, packages have been arriving fast and furious to our household. Almost all of the packages are Christmas gifts for the kids. My parents joined the 21st century and purchased the kids’ gifts online this year and had …

If you’re looking for a holiday family activity, check out The Nutcracker at the Washington Ballet. They’re offering a special promo for some select dates: See The Washington Ballet’s spectacular production of The Nutcracker and save 20% on tickets! To get your …

Are you freaking out that Christmas is less than two weeks away? Me too! If you’re still looking for gift ideas, here are some items that have gotten the thumbs up in our family. Make sure you enter to win some of …

Last week, our family had a chance to check out the holiday happenings at the Gaylord at the National Harbor. I’ve been to the Gaylord National a couple of times for different conferences and was sort of familiar with the hotel resort. …

Thanks to everyone who entered. The 4 winners have claimed their tickets. They are morninglightmama, Joseph, Elaine, and Anh.  Welcome to everyone visiting from the 12 Days of DC Giveaways! My Four Calling Birds have landed early. My giveaway begins today! Today I’m …