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We just found out that we will be heading to Tennessee for a visit this September! The town that we will be in looks like a charming forest-mountain city with plenty of things to do for both the kids and the adults. So no, I guess we won’t be looking at window replacement virginia beach. As much as I would love to visit Virginia it just never seems to work out. But this trip to Tennessee looks like it could be interesting!

The Hubble Space Telescope has provided astronomers their best view yet of Comet ISON, which experts believe could light up the sky in amazing ways sometime during 2013.
The image of Comet C/2012 S1 (ISON) was photographed on April 10, when the comet was a little closer than Jupiter’s orbit at a distance of 386 million miles from the Sun, and 394 million miles from Earth.
Experts are saying that it will get drastically brighter as it swings around the sun in late November, with some experts stating that the comet could shine brighter than Venus or even the full moon.

It’s just about time for every mother’s favorite day of the year! Mothers Day! So, have you gotten around to buying those flowers or jewelry yet? Our moms have done so much for us from the moment we were created, that they deserve the best! So you better start planning that Mother’s Day brunch, buying those candies, (don’t buy Mom hoyo de monterrey cigars!) and putting the finishing touches on those cards! Good job to all Moms out there!

Almost eight months after the strong winds and flooding in New York due to Hurricane Sandy caused damage to this spectacular landmark, The Statue of Liberty is set to re-open on the Fourth of July of Summer 2013. According to the Associated Press, around 3.7 million tourists visited the statue in 2011, resulting in making the Statue of Liberty the 19th most visited national park.
It was stressed by a civilian the importance the statue has on New York’s booming tourism economy.
‘Being open for the summer tourism season isn’t just important symbolically, it’s a boon to the city’s economy and businesses, as the statue attracts millions of tourists from all over the world to our shores,’ he said.

It’s fun to play board games with the fam on family game night. Pulling out the popcorn and several of the good old classic board games. It’s a great time to bond with your kids and do something free and fun as a family. Maybe that’s why it’s so strange to have all your favorite old board games online and available anytime! Games like Scrabble, Monopoly, Clue, and so many others that I have found can be downloaded directly onto your iPod, iPad, laptop, computer, or cell-phone. It’s a great thing to have available for the kids to play on long car rides, !

Finally! After a week of nothing but rain, rain, and more rain; the sun is finally out today and the temps have managed to climb to above 50! This seems like one of those days to go outside and soak up the long-missed sun. So I’m off to do just that!