I've been going a little nuts with dinner at my house. I've never been that interested in cooking. I mean, I can cook. I'm even a good cook. I just don't care that much. When I first began cooking for my family, it went great. I made baby food, the kids ate the baby...
This week brought news of the impending death of Tab. If you have never enjoyed a Tab it is hard to explain the cold, bubbly taste, at once both sweet and acrid. Imagine a Coke, with a tablespoon of vinegar thrown in. Take a pink packet of Sweet & Low, mix it with...
Aquarius Someone close to you is sending you mixed signals. You will wear a jacket that is too hot in the sun, but not warm enough in the shade. Pisces As a water sign you will remark endlessly on the irony that it is warmer in September than in June, yet the pools...
My husband's family has a cabin deep in the woods of Northern Michigan. So deep in the woods that the first time he took me and turned from a dirt road into a random, unmarked clump of trees and up a hill I thought, "Well, here it is. Here's how my life becomes a...
Most 21st century parents are big on "consequences." We talk about the consequences of actions, we try and outdo each other to make sure we are allowing are children to suffer the natural consequences of their actions (don't ever, ever bring a middle school child or...
Last night my son was invited to visit a friend who recently moved to St. Charles and my daughter was invited to a costume/slumber party here at home. The plan was that my husband would drive my son out to St. Charles right after school to avoid traffic. I would take...