Bath puffs, check. Bath and Body shower gel, check. Cinnamon chip bread, check. Hello Kitty pillows, check. Perfumed drawer liner paper, check. Vogue, check. Marie Claire, check. Seventeen magazine, check.  Pool toys, check. Girls are coming! Girls are coming!  It’s a big week for us.  On Monday, we’ll become the host parents for an exchange [...]

     Now, here's a way for casinos to start paying for some of the damage done to families.  The Associated Press is reporting that West Virginia and Colorado are moving ahead with plans to garnish the winnings of casino gamblers who owe child support. I got a note today from the Casey Center for Children [...]

With gas prices climbing to an all-time high, I've changed how I approach the pump. It's the same approach I used when I was pregnant, and kept gaining weight. At one point, I stopped looking at the rising numbers. Now that it's over $4.00/gal, I've officially stopped looking. I mean, why? It's just going to [...]

Ladies and Gentlemen, may I present to you the Class of 2020! It’s a great day for a graduation! So what if it is only kindergarten. It is a big, fat hairy deal here under the Big Top. Our amazing little man who once was no bigger than my hand is completing kindergarten today. So [...]

My mother-in-law’s voice got loud. I turned to look while prying Craig’s squiggly fingers off a book and placing it back on the display table. She was speaking to another customer while standing at the electronics checkout stand. “He sent us over here too.” The electronics’ clerk stood behind the counter dialing a phone. “Come [...]

It was a great day in the Magic Kingdom. When we planned the trip a couple of months ago, we didn't notice that it was Memorial Day weekend. When I realized that, I cringed, thinking the crowds would be atrocious. But probably thanks to the cooldown in the weather, it was not too crowded. We [...]