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I think it’s safe to say he was mad. The subject: making him do his homework. His take: You don’t want me to be happy! You don’t even want me…

Finding creative ways to reach into our children’s hearts is always a challenge for parents. And it’s the heart and mind we want to influence so that when they are…

A huge historic blizzard is raging in the Washington, D.C., area where I live. In a city that prides itself on being known as the most important city in the…

My brothers, sister, and I would huddle around the radio, silently pleading, “Please say District 140.” As soon as the words were uttered in serious radio-announcer-monotone, we would all erupt with,…

Recently my kids passed one of those childhood milestones: bunk beds (also referred to by my sons as “bonk beds.” Yes, I believe there is a reason for this). One…

I spend almost three hours a day in the car. Aside from needing to exercise more, I get bored. One of the ways we deal with the tedium is to…

I don’t feel old. Okay, so I do have 14 grandchildren with another one due any day, and I think magnifying mirrors are the worst invention ever. But so what if…

It’s the middle of the day and I just spent the last hour sprawled out on my big lounge chair watching Tom and Jerry, even while my to-do list is dripping off the page….

Countless summer hours at the pool not only resulted in raisin-textured skin.  My fellow pool rats and I also had these profound observations: The promise of spending the rest of…

Last night, my hubby cracked up while looking at his email. He looked at me with his eyebrows raised. “Evaporated. Just keep stirring to get rid of lumps?” I stared…