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Halloween, like many other US holidays, has its roots in pagan celebrations and other celebrations that many Christians consider heretic...

Even here, where we consider ourselves “hardy New Englanders,” the threat of a coming storm makes us nuts. We stock up on bread, milk, a...

Now that my husband and I have two children, it’s harder (and more expensive) to find a babysitter. So although we still have a Date Night...

Having grown up in New England, it should come as no surprise that autumn is my favorite season. I love seeing the first pop of red at t...

When I was in junior high, a friend of my mom’s who lived on the next street from us asked if I would be interested in being a mother’s ...

This morning, the daycare program at my husband’s office posted a question on their Facebook page directed at over-40 parents: “What are...

Last week, my sister and I finalized the sale of the house that we grew up in. My parents bought that house before I was born. I lived t...

One of the special parts of going on a Disney vacation is getting to meet all your favorite characters: Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy, G...

Yesterday I blogged about how amazing Disney’s marketing program is. Today, I’ll write about how amazing their line management skills are....

My family just got back from a wonderful Disney vacation: three full days at Walt Disney World in Orlando, then a 7-day cruise on the Di...

I was listening to a radio commercial this morning for an HVAC company that was touting how its product can heat and cool rooms individu...

I was the world’s pickiest eater when I was a child. Until I was about 10, my family couldn’t go out to eat at McDonald’s because I woul...

As I mentioned in yesterday’s blog, this weekend my husband and I attended a wedding. We have attended a number of weddings together, tw...

If you have a dog and you go on a trip, you can be pretty sure of an effusive greeting when you get home. Whether you’ve been away for 5...

Maybe it’s because he’s rapidly approaching the “Terrible Threes,” but my son has been on a major destructive tear for the past few week...

When I got married, I thought about all the “firsts” I’d never experience again: I’d had my last first date, my last first kiss, my last...

I channeled my mom today. Not that channeling my mom is an unusual occurrence for me. Actually, my parenting style is very similar to...

Once upon a time (or, more accurately, twice upon a time), I gave birth to a couple of babies. Which means that at some point after that...

You know how sometimes you get a song (or worse, a bit of a song) stuck in your head, and it just goes around and around and around, ove...

I make no claims at being a perfect mom. Quite frankly, I screw up on a regular basis. Most moms do. Oh, let’s be real. ALL moms screw u...