Here's what I made for our Halloween meal. Don't laugh when I say they're supposed to be mummies: They're hot dogs wrapped in strips of Pillsbury crescent roll dough and then baked. I think that...

Today we pulled into my parents' driveway, and we found this guy waiting for us: My dad called around to some lawn ornament places, and he found a place that had one goose left. It just goes to show you: If the Fairy Princess and God don't come...

Does everyone remember the traumatic goose theft last June? I tried to post a link to the old post about it, but it wasn't working. I'll sum up: For years, we had a very fabulous goose lawn ornament on our front porch that used to belong to my grandma....

When I'm not busy complaining about grammar, I'm busy complaining about people who put up their Christmas decorations before Thanksgiving. Fortunately for me, I really enjoy complaining. I'm an absolute joy to be around this time of year. Apparently,...

I love Nebraska Furniture Mart, but today I briefly considered never going back ever again when I saw a sign on top of a display bed: "Please do not lay on the display." Does Warren Buffett know about this? While we're on the topic of Nebraska...

Last November, I started a new tradition. WCK and I decorate a big piece of poster board to look like a tree, and I write "We are thankful for ..." inside the tree trunk. Then every day from the first of November until Thanksgiving, Jay, WCK, and I...