Someday I hope to see more of this beautiful country.  Several years ago, my family and I visited the southwestern United States.  We saw...

March is a tough time of the year.  The holidays seem ages ago, February snow has been rampant, illnesses are spreading as we stay inside...

“Honey, did you hear what I just said, were you listening?”  Uh oh, is it obvious that I wasn’t listening…again…ummm, think quickly or...

Happy New Year!  Can you believe it?  2025!  It seems like just yesterday we were all waiting for the world to come crashing down when...

I’m sure we’ve all heard the saying, “it takes a village to raise a child.”  If you are a parent, I’m sure you can relate.  At some point...

The month of November is not always my favorite.  The dark mornings (and evenings) as the days grow shorter and the nights longer.  The...

Have you ever gotten lost while driving?  I remember the “old days” before Google maps or Waze when you either had a map or a road atlas...

5 years ago, I took my family on a trip to the Grand Canyon!  My four children still talk about this trip to the southwest and the...

August is here and the “dog days of summer” have arrived.  I always thought the dog days referred to the hot and humid time of year when...

I’m not close to retirement, but many of those I know who have retired often talk about how they are more busy now than when they are...

My mom makes the best homemade ice cream, and when she’s making ice cream you know it’s summertime.  This is just another reason that...

Goodbye April!  What a tough month…using heat in the morning and air conditioning by the afternoon.  We had 70-degree weather some days...

My brother-in-law is a drummer.  From what I recall he began this endeavor when he was young, perhaps a teenager, and he still plays to...

“Pay attention!”  The drill instructor screamed as I pivoted the wrong way.  “What is wrong with you? Why weren’t you paying attention?” ...

Is the glass half-full or half-empty?  The age-old question to determine if you’re an optimist or a pessimist.  I’m sure many of us know...

Mark Twain once said that “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did.” As...

“Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat Please [do] put a penny in the old man's hat If you haven't got a penny, [then] a ha'penny...

November isn’t the best month in New England. Leaf peeping season has just passed, the weather is getting colder and the days are...

“We are addicted to outrage,” read the article headline. Sounds about right to me, I thought, although I never read the article. It...

I went on vacation this summer, and I had to fly on an airplane. I remember flying for the first time when I was 14 years old. It was...