This was a year ago now. You were on the sofa, in the corner with a pillow tucked against your thigh, and your head was upright – a once simple act that was no longer commonplace. I’d snuck out to the garage, as I do, to raid the freezer, to […]
I put lights on my slender fake plastic tree last night. This was Greg’s job, stringing the lights, and not only was he good at it, he actually enjoyed the process. Whereas I did, do, and always will huff and pout when a third of the strands of 100 white […]
Here are 25 sweet holiday gift ideas in a handy dandy guide curated by a real-life 12-year-old and 15-year-old. From a plush Captain America pillow to dainty home decor, and a funky Luna Lovegood backpack to an elegant Original Grain watch, there’s a little something for damn near every older […]
This story is sponsored by Crest In years past I’ve given him NFL football player’s jerseys. Well, jersey t-shirts because I’m not made of solid gold, ya know? There were also Star Wars and Lord of the Rings LEGO sets and Xbox One shoot ‘em up games (that I remain […]
Big thanks to Chevy for the 2019 Silverado loaner and for arranging a lovely late fall morning at our local tree farm. We were able to get a big ol’ Christmas tree, cut it down ourselves, and safely get her home in the Silverado’s truck bed. I liked the power, […]
This post is sponsored by Lexington Law Firm. Having children can be an expensive hobby. I kid, of course, parenthood isn’t a hobby like collecting baseball cards or whatever decoupage is, but the price tag associated with transforming from a person to a parent is no joke. One of the […]
My boyhood home spans 2400 square feet if it does an inch. With a fully furnished basement, a sloping front yard, and a rectangular in-ground pool framed by a brick patio out back, space was never at a premium. But the field of wheat grass and wildflowers that once bumped […]
A couple nights ago, after I’d gone to bed, the Bear admitted to her mom, as they chilled out by candlelight on the new sofa we bought on a whim earlier in the week, that she knows Santa Claus isn’t a real dude. Boom. It’s over. She knows that no […]
