Some see the pool half full
First, let me state for the record that no dogs were harmed in the making of this column.
Primarily because those little buggers are fast and really hard to catch.
The Cupid Wars set hearts afire
Don't you just hate it when worlds collide? My second-grader informed us, imperiously, that Cupid is "just a myth.
Out of the mouths of moms
As I reach the milestone of my 10th official Mother's Day, I find that I appreciate my own mother so much more.
In with the new, out with the old
I don't generally pen "how to" columns. "How to be a dork like me" is not a life lesson that is much in demand,...
Gift cards: The gifts that keep on taking
They say money is the root of all evil, but when it comes to modern gifting that's not even remotely true.
Packing light
So the school is kidnapping my baby and taking her to New York City.
O.K., technically “kidnapping” may be a harsher term than necessary. I...
Marks of time
Things change. Plans. People. Paint. We have left our marks in other ways.
Breaking up with the big box stores
Why is it that the so-called "big box" home improvement warehouses (named after the merchandise or their resemblance to big boxes, no one knows...
Count your blessings in disguise
Life is not the way it's supposed to be, it's the way it is. The way we cope with it is what makes the...
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...
