Even though I'm not teaching school these days, but rather staying home with my own kids, as summer approaches I still find myself worrying about reading. "Huh?" you ask. Yes, you read that correctly: I worry about reading over the summer. It's not uncommon that children who make extraordinary gains in reading ability over a school year Continue Reading
Shutting off outside water
When an agent in my office asked me to check on a vacant house in Arlington Virginia that she had on the market a few years ago, I opened the front door and knew something was incredibly wrong. I heard water gushing downstairs. There must have been six inches of water on the floor, and I could see water shooting out of a burst water pipe. Continue Reading
Kitchen Safety and Firehouse Fun
Since becoming a mom and homeowner, I am awed by the number of uses for baking soda. It’s the miracle of household items. If you add baking soda to your baby’s bath water, it will cure even the most stubborn of diaper rashes. Cleaning your ceramic cook top? Baking soda and vinegar will cut through all the grease! Your potty-training toddler Continue Reading
So Long to Summer at Wolf Trap
It is always bittersweet when summer draws to a close. Personally, this particular summer has flown by all too fast. Our new baby arrived in June and now suddenly it is early September. She’s not so new anymore, and I’m left looking back on the summer, lamenting activities we should have done, places we should have visited… Northern Virginia Continue Reading
What I told MONEY about Living in Vienna
It was Friday afternoon in mid July when the reporter called me from Money Magazine. "I'm doing some research about what makes Vienna a good place to live for our annual Best Places to Live issue, and I found you when I Googled "Vienna Virginia". Since I have spoken with reporters before and knowing that getting my town on "the list" was, Continue Reading
Top Notch Pediatric Care at INOVA Fairfax Children’s Hospital
by Emily Yosmanovich, contributing blogger Years ago (in 1981) I was born at INOVA Fairfax Hospital. At that time it wasn’t nearly as big as it is today. And as the 54th baby born that day, I was almost born in the hallway while my mom waited for an open delivery room. Things have really changed since then. The Fairfax Hospital campus has Continue Reading
A Little Summer Music for Tots
by Emily Yosmanovich, contributing blogger Earlier this summer, my family and I had the pleasure of taking in a performance by Rocknoceros during Viva Vienna on the Vienna Town Green. My son, who is just a little over two years old, decided to be fiercely independent that day. Though we had found ourselves a nice patch of grass to settle Continue Reading
Biking Through Vienna
by Emily Yosmanovich, contributing blogger Before starting our family, my husband and I were avid recreational bikers. We weren’t excellently skilled by any means, but we enjoyed taking our bikes out for long rides, enjoying scenic views and picnics along the way. When I got pregnant, I hate to say it, this almost weekly activity pretty Continue Reading
The Taste of Vienna
The second annual Taste of Vienna went off successfully at the Vienna Volunteer Fire Station on Saturday April 27, 2013. This is such a fun event where local eateries showcase their culinary skills and offer "bites" - for a buck, two or four. Proceeds go to the Vienna Volunteer Fire Department, and they lucked out with a wonderful spring day. Continue Reading
Getting Vienna to the Silver Line
Silver Line Metro started operating July 26, 2014 Looking for the schedule for Bus 432 to the New Silver Line?? Vienna Bus 432 Schedule or 432 Route Map "Fairfax Connector Bus 432 in Vienna is Running!" ↑click to read more↑ Original Blog Post Fairfax Connector Bus Route 432 gets unanimous approval from Fairfax Continue Reading
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