THE DC MOMS

The Washington Ballet: Alice and Wonderland – and More!

by Elaine April 16, 2012 Entertainment

On Saturday, my budding 4 year old ballerina was treated to seats at The Washington Ballet’s amazing production of Alice in Wonderland. This was the second full-length ballet my daughter has attended, but the first that inspired her to gasp “I love ballet” during a quiet moment in the show. And she wasn’t the only one with [...]

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My Fave Place in DC: The International Spy Museum

by Jill Berry April 12, 2012 Around Town

I’m a big believer in fairness. Fairness makes me feel like a better person. But, I can also be left feeling that adjudicating what is fair is a thankless task. Take a squabble between two children over the only blue soccer ball. Who is to say who had the ball first. I wasn’t there. Child [...]

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Newly Released Children’s Book about DC and Give Away!

by monicasakala April 5, 2012 Giveaways

While there aren’t many true “Washingtonians,” after a while, if you’ve lived here long enough, you probably come to think of yourself as a Washingtonian. I moved here right after college in 1996 and but for a brief 18-month detour for graduate school, have lived inside or close to DC since then. Can I call [...]

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Cascarones: My Favorite Easter Tradition

by Aimee April 5, 2012 Living

I learned about cascarones — confetti-filled eggs — the first Easter I spent with my then-boyfriend-now-husband, Abel. We were walking down the street in San Antonio, TX, and suddenly Abel’s father was cracking an egg over the head of Abel’s mother. Pretty soon we were all in on the fun. I often joke that learning [...]

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The Spring Break Juggling Act

by Sue Wagner April 3, 2012 Child

In 48 hours, my kids will be on Spring Break. Normally, by this time, I’m looking forward to a break. I’m tired of packing lunches and helping with dioramas and book reports. I’m weary of ironing uniforms at 1am and searching for misplaced water bottles. I’m ready for some lazy mornings and evenings spent lingering [...]

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Events and committees address green schools and spaces

by Jessica Haney April 3, 2012 Green

All around Northern Virginia, schools and counties are going green in a variety of ways. On March 3, the year-old non-profit organization NoVa Outside put on its first Green Schools Expo at George Mason University. With some 24 public schools in attendance, along with more than a dozen non-profits, government agencies, university groups and businesses, [...]

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Get your Pap Smears, Ladies!

by Stacy Kravitz March 30, 2012 Health

When was YOUR last pap smear?! After a brief debate whether or not this was a publicly sharable topic or TMI, I decided it was absolutely TMI and therefore I absolutely had to share as a simple reminder to NOT neglect your health, ladies. We are all super busy, we all could get more sleep, [...]

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DC Arboretum Capital Columns by Abel Olivo

My Favorite Place in DC: The National Arboretum

by Aimee March 30, 2012 Around Town

In all my years of living in DC, I must have driven by the National Arboretum hundreds of times without ever turning into its gates. If you’ve ever taken New York Avenue east to Annapolis or the Eastern shore or the beach, then you’ve driven by one of the most special places in our fair [...]

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My Hands Make Me Look Old

by Aimee March 30, 2012 Beauty

I’ve heard that your hands are the one part of the body that truly reveal your age. A person might use all kinds of fancy creams, injections or even surgery to turn back time on their face or neck. They might have the most fantastic dye job ever on their hair, and use every other [...]

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Team Wallace or Team Gromit? (w. Giveaway)

by thien-kim March 28, 2012 DVD

I was lucky enough to be indoctrinated in the world of “Wallace and Gromit” by a former boss over 10 years ago. Having just moved to a small town for a summer job, my coworkers and I relished our Friday movie nights with our boss. We ate popcorn and watched films I’d never heard of, [...]

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