On Monday, my youngest daughter got her braces. She was a real trooper throughout the process, even though her teeth were very sore the next day. The night before she had her braces put on, she hosted an “Embrace Your Braces” party.  She invited over a few close friends and served all of the thingsRead more about Embrace Your Braces![…]

Duggar Family Announcement: Baby #20 on the way Wow.

It’s Election Day 2011. Please take the time to get to your local polling place and vote. I sincerely hope the protesters at Occupy Wall Street and similar demonstrations across the country will exercise their right to vote. Spending your days camped out in a public park, holding up a sign and shouting catchy phrasesRead more about VOTE![…]

My middle daughter loved this book, and can’t wait until the movie comes out because she’s in love with one of the stars (Josh Hutcherson).  I’ve heard great things about the book series, so I finally got around to picking it up. I loved it. I finished it in a day, and blew through theRead more about The Hunger Games[…]

Our last Halloween before she gets braces. Enjoy the sticky stuff while you can, Pirate Girl!

Fifteen years ago, the developer who built the houses on my street decided to plant two Bradford pear trees in each front yard.  The effect was stunning, especially for those two weeks a year when they flowered with beautiful white blossoms. About 3 years ago, a landscaper friend warned me that Bradford pears are notoriouslyRead more about Why Bradford Pear Trees Are Not A Good Choice[…]

Early snowstorm here in the Northeast, and the trees and flowers in my neighborhood are NOT happy.  We’ve lost power briefly a couple of times, so I’m posting this while I can.  As I’m typing, I can hear loud “CRACK” sounds coming from outside…the trees on my street are dropping, one by one.  My nextRead more about October Snow[…]

I saw Anne Burrell make this last week on The Food Network and knew I had to try it.  Finding the wild boar meat wasn’t too difficult…one of my local grocery stores just got in shipment of wild boar roasts, so I lucked out.  It took a long time to make–over 4 hours including prepRead more about Food: Wild Boar Ragu with homemade Pappardelle Pasta[…]

Yesterday, we attended the annual DogFest event, hosted by a local animal rescue organization.  Our dog, Scooter, had a great time meeting and greeting dozens of fellow canines who turned out with their owners to support this great festival.We adopted Scooter from an animal rescue group three years ago this month. We don’t know exactlyRead more about Dog Day Afternoon[…]

If we need to changeand we do not do it on our ownoftentimes the world steps inand does whatever it mustto make the change happen.One way invites grace,the other does not.Choose the way of graceful change.Do what needs to be done.–Daniel Levin From his book “Zen Life” ©2009 by Daniel Levin I bought Mr. Levin’sRead more about The Way of Grace[…]