Zen and the modern camper girl
I am hard pressed to say why I love our camper so. It's a mid-90s model replete with golden oak and pale blue Formica...
Building a better handbasket
We wind down a dusty back road, into a gravel parking lot, and step out into the searing blanket of 95 degree heat. Mr....
Bearing up to the call of the wild
It's long been a dream of mine to not be eaten by a bear. This hasn't been a difficult dream to fulfill since I...
If you want to have fun, travel light hearted
To say I'm kicking myself for not buying the squirrel would be an understatement.We were blessed to embark on our 11th annual summer road...
Putting the sweat in shop
I used to have a life where I left the house, went out in the world and accomplished things. I seem to recall I...
Middle ground
I've always felt sorry for middle school. Elementary school gets all the love and the blind allegiance of parents and children new to education...
Life as a news junkie
I watch the news mainly to feel better about myself. No matter how dorky I might be on any given day (and my dork...
Raising children: Yours, mine and ours
The same people that I once fervently hoped would mind their own business are the people I hope most will help mind mine today.
Kymberly Foster’s parenting performance review
This week, Kymberly Foster reacts to her daughter's Mother's Day poem.
The truth about boys and girls
Having a son I thought surely I had gotten my hands on the one man on Earth a woman could understand. I was wrong. Gems...













