Cheesy Pennies

There are times when life is good. Work is interesting and productivity is high.  Your teenager smiles at you for real.  Your bank account...

When my kids were little, whenever my sister was visiting she'd give them a "Word of the Day". We'd be at the breakfast ...

It's tomorrow, gang.  Thanksgiving. I have no idea if your house is in an uproar, or if you are relaxing on a beach somewhere.  A...

I don't know about you, but when I was in college, there was nothing more exciting than seeing a flash of pink peeking through the littl...

When we were growing up, my parents threw a lot of dinner parties.   My dad would spend hours making special mix tapes for the reel-to-reel ...

We went a little nuts with the baking for this year's Holiday Open House , even more so than usual . Mini pecan tarts .   Choco...

Yep. Walmart and Target were open on Thanksgiving Day  this year.  I just read an article  about a Toys 'R Us store in Times Square ...

I received some amazing gifts for Mother's Day: I slept in, got some exercise, then read the paper and  this excellent post . ...

My birthday is in the springtime, mostly. Sometimes it is a cold, chilly day, or a hot blue one, but more often than not the afternoon is b...

When we were little, my sister and I used to make forts under the dining table and living room couches.  Only we didn't really call the...

Yes, Ma'am. I do know this is about two weeks late. I'm hoping for partial credit. What I Did on My Christmas Vacation by Sha...