I didn’t mean to kidnap the neighbor boy
So, I may have inadvertently kidnapped the neighbor boy.
Let me explain
As with most things in my life, there is a story here and...
New house people have problems, too
One of my many faults (and I surely have far too many to count in just one column) is I am a shallow person...
Old friends are never forever gone
Yesterday an old friend from high school, back in touch via one of the many online "social networking sites" that allow you to log...
Let the gift wars begin
Well, as usual, Mr. Wonderful has just gone ahead and absolutely ruined my life. He does that. It's his thing. How, you ask? How...
The myths and realities of believing
You never think it will happen to you. I paused. I gulped. I looked around, and then down, into the earnest, twinkle-eyed face of...
Traditions: The gifts that keep on giving
What does one give the 9-year-old who has everything? My children -- and most of their friends -- are the luckiest children in America....
You win some and you lose one
It’s not easy being perfect.
Just ask my daughter’s soccer team — those kids are on fire! They played an entire outdoor season from late...
Home values are down, but values of homes are up
Endless ads saying "home for sale" are blatantly false advertising. What is for sale is a "house" -- sticks and stones and other solid things. Only the people inside it can make a "home".
Life is full of surprises: Enjoy the good ones
I have always prided myself on being the smart, savvy sort. The type that no one can “put one over on.” The type to...
The stick as a toy is a hard(wood) sell
Proving yet again even my dog is more forward thinking than I, the stick has recently been inducted into the Toy Hall of Fame....
