I have never been to the Ashburn MOMS club annual preschool forum, but their spreadsheet cataloging local preschools and the scribbled notes of parents who attend are hot commodities passed around moms groups throughout Loudoun County each year. Here’s the info they passed along announcing their upcoming event! The MOMS Clubs® of the Ashburn Area are […]
If you are sticking around for the holidays and need to escape from the extended family for a while, check this out. The Tally Ho Theater in downtown Leesburg is offering $1 screenings of Family Holiday Favorites & Childrens Christmas Classics between December 19/20th and 24th. Call or check the website for exact dates & times.
Every year Santa rides through Leesburg in a firetruck. In past years we have been known to come running out the front door with the toddler wrapped in a blanket because her pajamas were only half way on when we heard Santa coming past. If your family prefers a more organized approach you can find […]
Happy belated Thanksgiving! We snagged a great book from the library recently! In A Plump and Perky Turkey (written by Teresa Bateman and illustrated by Jeff Shelley) the turkeys all skip town before Thanksgiving and the town-folks try to trick them back, but (after pages of engaging illustrations and rhymes that please me) they end […]
I am recycling this post from October 12th to let you know that you have another chance to triple your coupons at Bloom. You have until midnight tonight (Sunday, November 9, 2008). But, beware! The word on the street is that you should double check your receipt to make sure they actually triple the coupons. […]
There is a great new playground at Brandon Park on Harrison, just off Catoctin Circle (behind the BB&T bank and across the street from the Village Lanes Bowling Center). Even though there are no swings, monkey bars, bathrooms, or drinking fountains it still gets our thumbs up! Everything is still in mint condition and in […]
We have been trying to save gas and money by avoiding all the wonderful fall festivals, but we slipped up when we saw that The Seldom Scene would be playing at the West Virginia Mountain Heritage Arts and Crafts Festival. The slip up reminded us that attending these festivals is worth all the time, money, […]
This summer we attended a rain barrel workshop. The workshop was a joint presentation by the Loudoun Soil & Water Conservation District and the Town of Leesburg. We enjoyed making our own rain barrel by adapting a fifty gallon drum to include a spigot, overflow release, and insect screen. When we got home we needed […]
I know I rave about most of the places my kids and I explore, but this is one of the coolest places around here. If you are looking for a fun summer day with your kids, Greenbrier State Park (map) will not disappoint. It is worth every mile of the drive, even at the current […]