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new for us friday: the nutcracker by the washington ballet (and ticket giveaway!)

December 9, 2010

The Nutcracker? Yes! By the Washington Ballet!? Yes! We’re really going and giving away 4 tickets to a reader? Yes and YES! Do I have a few tricks up my sleeve to prepare for the show? Absolutely! This New For Us Friday is so new that we haven’t even done it yet, but we will [...]

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new for us friday: national book festival gala

October 1, 2010

Always in awe of authors, I jumped–literally jumped up and danced!–at the opportunity to spend an afternoon with Susan Meddaugh, of Martha Speaks, and several other DC-area friends last Friday. So this New For Us Friday is another waaaay selfish–but crazy exciting–New For (Me!) Friday, a week late. We’ll all have a NFUF today that [...]

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telling stories with norman rockwell paintings

August 13, 2010

I have always been intrigued by Norman Rockwell’s artwork. When I was young, his Girl at Mirror (1954) spoke to me so personally about the battle between growing up and embracing childhood. Looking at the girl with the picture of a model on her lap and her doll on the floor, I knew I wasn’t [...]

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new for us friday: backyard s’mores, s’mores train

July 31, 2010

No, s’mores are not really new for us–I have to admit. We are big–and probably way too frequent–fans of these super summertime treats. But what was New For Us on Friday was the very cool S’mores Kit we received from Hershey that included the “we’ve never seen them before” incredibly awesome toasting sticks. (I’m still [...]

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adding practice with street sign math

July 29, 2010

Today, we hit the road a bit, to a new-for-us library to hang out with some friends and learn about 4-H and county fairs and then to (our fave!) Ikea to pass a rainy afternoon. (And the free kids’ meals don’t hurt, either.) Being on the road gave us a chance to play with numbers [...]

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new for (me!) friday: yahoo mother board summit

July 17, 2010

New For Us Fridays give us a chance to try new things, expand our horizons a bit, and introduce something new to our lives each week. This New For Us Friday is really a New For ME Friday, and it was an absolute treat. I attended the Yahoo! Mother Board Summit in Sunnyvale, California. It. [...]

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beach bingo– fun in the car and at the shore

July 15, 2010

Woo-hoo! Nothing like spending a long weekend at the beach, especially when the trip only takes a few hours. We didn’t even think for a second to let the rainy ride there keep our spirits down. No way. Last weekend, we beached it up at the Delaware shore, and it was awesome. We had an [...]

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new for us friday: wolf trap (and ticket giveaway!)

July 2, 2010

This week’s New For Us Friday involved a little travel, a lot of sun, a picnic, and a show that got us movin’ and grovin’ all in the name of dinos. It was awesome. We spent the morning at the Children’s Theater-in-the-Woods at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts in Vienna, Virginia! And [...]

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new for us friday: disney magic

February 20, 2010

New For Us Fridays are back, and what better way to is kick ‘em off than with our trip to Disney? Last week, our family had the incredible opportunity to be a part of the Disney Social Media Moms Celebration, which will probably trump all of the NFUF’s from here on out. As our first [...]

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hooray for disney!

January 19, 2010

In early December, I received an invitation to attend a really awesome event this February–The Social Media Moms Conference at Walt Disney World. It’s an event created by Resourceful Mommy Media, Mom Bloggers Club, 5 Minutes for Mom, Mom Select, and–of course–the good people at Walt Disney World! It is the first-ever event of its [...]

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the polar express and the bso

November 21, 2009

More than a few exciting events are scheduled for the holiday season here in the DC Metro area, and if you’re anything like me, you can’t handle but one packed day per weekend with little kids in tow. That being said, I am totally psyched to share one event that will be new for us [...]

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