I am overwhelmed. My friend Amy introduced me to this awesome kid craft site, The Crafty Crow, and visions of bats and ghosts are now filling my head. I love this site for its daily fill of inspiration. There is something about Halloween decorations...

Of course you aren’t. Because you understand that giving your child a set of chores to do each night gives them life-long skills that will enhance their lives, spare them from pink boxers, and even enrich their marriage.

The box is full of the stuff a daughter collects from her Mom’s house after she dies; the stuff she’ll never have the time to do anything with, yet wouldn’t dream of letting it go. “Must do something about that stuff,” I say every day as I...

Seriously, tonight this dessert drink counts as a health food. The pumpkin makes this drink full of beta-carotene, right? It’s been a busy week, and other than lots of pomegranates, we’ve been a little lax on the fruits and veggies this week. So, along...

Courage, and blinders. The two ingredients you’ll need to see the end of life as a celebration. Courage allows us to feel the hurt, while simultaneously letting the joy seep into our hearts. Blinders came in handy too — you’ll need those to stop...

Some of you may be traveling with kids over the Thanksgiving Weekend, so I thought I would share this story with you, in hopes of helping you plan with success, a bearable car ride. Last summer when I drove to Ann Arbor to visit my Dad, I cleared the...

Where the Wild Things Are is only one of Maurice Sendak’s books. Higglety Piggelty Pop! or There Must Be More To Life was published in 1967 by Harper Collins. In this picture “chapter” book, a dog, Jennie, is looking for “experience” so that she can...