Posts by Jacqueline Moon
PRODUCT REVIEWS
Introducing kids’ products reviewed by you, our readers! We’ve partnered with some fantastic brands so you can get a close, honest look at some of the newest kids’ stuff out there. If you are interested in joining our testing panel, send an email to the editor at jackie@virginiafamily.com. Product: Snack in the BoxBrand: Precidio DesignBrand Website: Drinkinthebox.comWhere…
Share This: Read MoreMill Mountain Theatre Virtual Camps
2020 Virtual Summer Camps at Mill Mountain Theatre Conservatory Mill Mountain Theatre Conservatory is proud to present its 2020 Virtual Summer Camp Series running June 15 – July 17. Camps provide burgeoning artists of all ages the opportunity to hone their creative skills in acting, singing, dancing, and music theatre disciplines at the only equity…
Share This: Read MoreKroger COVID-19 Press Release
Kroger Mid-Atlantic Stores Will Return to Normal Operating Hours on June 14 ROANOKE, Va. (June 11, 2020) – Starting Sunday, June 14, Kroger Mid-Atlantic will return to normal operating hours. Kroger Mid-Atlantic adjusted hours in mid-March to respond to the coronavirus pandemic. Stores in Kroger’s Mid-Atlantic Division, which includes Virginia, West Virginia and parts of…
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You can reach Southern Trust Home Services at southerntrusthomeservices.com, (540) 208-2246, or service@southernstateservice.com. As many of us continue to self-quarantine because of the coronavirus pandemic, some home maintenance issues are easy to overlook. Plumbing problems, especially, are becoming more frequent — and right now, even though plumbing is considered essential work, we may not want…
Share This: Read MoreTop Ten (Plus!) Things to Do When You’re Bored
We have a good amount of downtime these days, no doubt about it. If you’re like us, you can only take so many walks around the block. You can only play The Game of Life so many times. You can only watch so many episodes of [Name Your Guilty Pleasure] before your rear end goes numb. So…
Share This: Read MoreTop Ten Science Experiments Kids Can Do at Home!
1. The Water Bottle Egg Separator What you’ll need: Raw egg, two bowls (or plates), empty water bottle, [optional] food coloring How does this work? When you squeeze the bottle, you force air out. When you place the mouth of the bottle over the yolk and stop squeezing, you create suction, as air (and yolk) rush…
Share This: Read MoreTop Ten Crazy Facts About Daylight Saving Time
ONE It’s a myth that America was the first country to practice Daylight Saving Time. It is believed to have begun in Britain, but Germany was actually the first country to have recorded observing DST in May 1916. (They did it to save fuel for factories during World War I.) TWO Daylight Saving…
Share This: Read MoreTop Ten Qualities of a Good Teacher
1. Fairness fair·ness noun. The quality or state of being fair; especially: fair or impartial treatment. “[B]eing regarded as fair by students is vitally important to how students receive [their educators] as human beings as well as their teachers. It’s difficult to believe that the unfair teacher is either accepted, respected, or effective.” – Robert L.…
Share This: Read MoreTop Ten Lesser-Known Pyramids
We all know about the Egyptian pyramids and the Great Pyramid of Giza. But the ancient world — as well as our more recent one — spawned many other strange pyramids, from Rome to Iran, and all the way to Mexico and Scotland. 1. Pyramid of Cestius Rome might be famous for the Colosseum, but the Italian capital also…
Share This: Read MoreTop Ten Pancake Recipes
It’s Tuesday, January 28, and do you know what that means? It means it’s National Blueberry Pancake Day and Top Ten Tuesday! Blueberry pancakes are delish, of course, and at the end of this post you’ll find a recipe for the best blueberry pancakes ever. There are so many ways to take pancakes to the…
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