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A Visit to BioSphere: Montreal
My husband and I took a trip to Montreal this Spring and had a great time. There are many great things about the city, which is known among many other things, to be rather forward-thinking when it comes to environmental … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Ecology, Energy Resources, Family, Water
Tagged acrobats, admission, air pollution, Biosphere, environmental education, experiments, fabric, fashion, fee, hypothesis, Montreal, museum, outfits, parking, review, TOHU, tourism, travel, water conservation, water pollution
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Screen Free Week: Ready, set, go!
Screen-Free Week starts on Monday! Screen-free week is an annual event sponsored by the Campaign for a Commercial Free Childhood (CCFC) that encourages families, schools and organizations to stay away from screens for one week. It’s hard. As I tried … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Family
Tagged activities, commercial free childhood, kids, outdoor, screen free week, screens, smartphones
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The Tiny House People
I generally don’t get sick, and I even made it out alive during the massive flu epidemic. But last week marked my first illness in quite some time. Oh well, you can’t beat them all! One afternoon I decided to … Continue reading
Posted in Book/TV/Movies, Ecology, Energy Resources, Family, Reuse
Tagged consumerism, environmental documentary, minimalism, tiny house, waste, we the tiny house people
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Not Your Typical Snow Day: Making Soft Pretzels instead of Snow Angels
My husband and I took a gamble Tuesday night and stayed up late expecting to get snowed in on Wednesday. We came home that night prepared to work from home the next day and had every intention of staying in … Continue reading
Puppy To-Go, Puppy To Stay
Well, people, it happened. Word came out two Fridays ago that a batch of puppies were coming from a WV shelter and fosters were needed asap for a Saturday evening pick-up. Having been without a foster dog since we adopted … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Pets
Tagged 10 weeks, 16 hours, adoption coordinator, appropriate play, big van, blogging, Christmas, Clementine, coffee table, cuteness, Doberman, dog foster, fostering, Friday, grandma, Harvey, heart strings, in love, kitties, knocked down, Margene, MMA, naptime, nicknames, ninja princess, Petunia, puppies, referee, Roger, siblings, sneak attack, upside down, wrestling, WV shelter
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Part 3 – Adventures in Fostering
A few days after Betty left for her new home, a rescue from a high-kill shelter in WV brought a delivery of over a dozen dogs to Homeward Trails and one puppy out of a litter of 3 had not … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Pets
Tagged adoption application, challenging, dog adoption, dog bath, euthanasia, family life, foster, foster application, foster dog, franternity initiate, Homeward Trails, housetraining, Monty, new family, new home, new parents, older brother, parenting, playtime, Puppy, puppy adoption, rescue, role model, Rooney, socializing, training, trust humans
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Adventures in Fostering, Part 1
When my husband and I adopted Harvey, a 6-month old Doberman from the Howard County shelter, we had no idea what kind of trouble we were bringing into our household. We had planned, and studied, and read, and talked about … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Pets
Tagged adopt dogs, adventures, basketball, companion, Doberman, dog foster, dog owner, exhausting, family, firecracker, foster, futility, household, Howard County, MD, parenting beliefs, perseverance, pet adoption, Puppy, puppy mill, rescue, shelter, tactics, training, tribulations, wonderful dog
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Southern Maryland – Here We Come!
The MOMs crew is hard at work, setting up the soon-to-open Waldorf store in Southern Maryland! You can expect grand opening festivities on Nov 9th, 10th & 11th, including kids activities, free samples, goody bags, raffles, henna tattooing and lots … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Composting, Employment, Family, Green Careers, Local, News, Organic Food, Recycling
Tagged 301, bamboo, Capital Clubhouse, Charles County, coming soon, compost, concrete floor, Crain Highway, Crain Hwy, customer service, fair trade coffee, free food, free samples, goody bags, grand opening, ice skating, job openings, Kids First Swim, LED, November 10, November 9, polished concrete, prizes, raffles, recycle, recycle area, rock climbing, Rt 301, SOuthern Maryland, sustainable bamboo, Waldorf, Waldorf Fitness, wind power
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Countdown to Merrifield! …and Directions
Its hard to believe that Merrifield MOMs will be open tomorrow (grand opening this weekend), after so many months of dreaming, planning, and preparing. As always, our employee crew is churning away, stocking products, beautifying displays and practicing systems to … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Family, News, Organic Food, Recycling
Tagged 100% organic produce, 22031, Annandale VA, Arlington VA, black bean burger, certified organic, consumer checkbook, customer service, directions, driving directions, e-cycle, electronic recycling, Eskridge Rd, Fairfax, Fairfax VA, Falls Church VA, free parking, free samples, free tasting, fresh produce, Glass Alley, gluten free, goody bags, google maps, GPS, grand opening, Idylwood, kids activities, kombucha on tap, local beer, lunchtime, maps, Merrifield, Merrifield VA, Mosaic District, naked lunch, organic produce, Pimmit Hills, price index score, raffles, raw foods, raw juices, route, shoe recycling, stocking, traffic, Tyson's Corner VA, vegan, Vienna VA, Wellness team, West Falls Church
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