From Harpercollins.com Still spry at ninety-three, Theodora has lived long enough to see her family grow into an insufferable bunch of truculent knuckleheads. Having finally gathered the whole bickering brood together for the holidays at her South...

The Blue Star by Tony Earley From Hachette Books Seven years ago, readers everywhere fell in love with Jim Glass, the precocious ten-year-old at the heart of Tony Earley's bestseller Jim the Boy. Now a teenager, Jim returns in another tender and wise...

Mommy PR is giving away a Lenovo IdeaPad U350 laptop. Ends 11/25. is giving away an Oreck Halo vacuum. Ends 11/25. Check out the Ragú® Recipe Challenge for 1 of 10 chances to win $100! Hurry, these all end tomorrow, Nov. 11th. Enter at the...

Every Autumn, we visit apple orchards and buy lots of apples for eating, baking, and canning. I've canned more applesauce year than we will be able to eat, so I've been looking for recipes for baked goods that include it as an ingredient. I found this...

My daughter is Engaged!!! Matt asked our daughter Becky to marry him yesterday! I'm so happy for them. I know they have a wonderful future together. (And I can't help but think about my future grandchildren! LOL) He got her a beautiful vintage ring. ...