Today is the day for jack o’ lanterns, dressing up, and, of course, candy! We got our kids into their costumes and had them pose for a picture: We took the kids to the shops downtown for some daytime trick or treating , which was very sweet. It started to rain as we loaded up [...]

Do you remember when you were a kid around Halloween? You were so excited you could barely contain yourself. Not only did it  mean dressing up as someone  or something completely different, but it also meant lots and lots of candy. Excitement hung in the air as you prowled the neighborhood with all the other [...]

Little Man was down for the count last weekend with a fever of about 102. I don’t think it was H1N1 since he didn’t have a severe cough.  The only symptom that showed up was nasal congestion that has lingered, which made Little Man look droopy for days. My husband and I kept him home [...]

It’s good to have neighbors, isn’t it? Today my neighbor across the street, Jean, did me a big favor. I was in Ann Arbor for my daughter’s physical therapy. Afterward I had enough time before Little Man got home from school that I could take a few minutes to run to Borders. Well, I spent [...]

Don’t you just love it when you have a day when things just seem to go well? Today was one of those days for me. Oh, there were hiccups. Littlest One still pulled Little Miss Throwsafit’s hair. A lot. He also had a crying fit. But on the whole, today was a good day and [...]