Category: Virginia
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Road trips with kids are chaos. If they aren’t, you aren’t doing them right. Only kidding. Really though: taking a road trip with kids is not for the faint of heart and does require some intentionality and planning. I’m not talking about a two-hour drive here. I’m talking about anything over four hours with kids…
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We’ve been taking a bit of a break here while we totally reevaluate our lives. From weird, dead-end relationships to how we’re running our household, there’s been a lot going on this summer. Screen-free summer has been a hit, and our family has opted to move forward with much more intentional screen use. That makes…
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Every fall, my family of five packs up and heads on a 14-hour road trip to rural Virginia. Halloween is one of my favorite holidays, and there is something magical about taking my children trick-or-treating at the same houses I did growing up. Each year I chuckle because even though the houses have changed hands,…
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Oooooh, rural Virginia, how I have a love-hate relationship with thee. I grew up in Southwest Virginia, but, like lots of teenagers, I made haste to leave as soon as I had a diploma in hand. While I love visiting the stunning scenery, I’m pretty claustrophobic by day four. This is more likely related to…
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I grew up in Southwest Virginia. It’s beautiful, but finding things to do can be challenging. I celebrated my “half-life” year this past year. I’m a science nerd, to be sure, but this had nothing to do with radioactive decay. My “half-life” marks the point in my life where I have lived equal amounts of…
