Seven Ways to Enjoy Your Own Party

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In today’s economy, more of us are eating in than eating out. This suits me fine, as I love a crowd at the family dinner table — we’ve been known to squeeze as many as 14 people around our table for six. I enjoy having people in our home, whether it’s a Christmas party for [...]

Letting Go

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It’s so hard to let go. I thought I had mastered it after Elizabeth, 20, left for college, which left Sara Ann, 16, as our only child at home. I was her primary mode of transportation and it made for some valuable one-on-one time in the car that I came to treasure. Until August 1. [...]

My Backyard Looks Much Better Through Wine

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We love sitting in our backyard. Unfortunately, it only looks good in very carefully cropped photos. Lots of trees, which is nice for shade, but not for grass growth. And two dogs who like to dig holes. So this year, we decided that even though it looks like crap, we would enjoy it anyway. So [...]

We Should Have Stayed at the Lake

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Friday afternoon as we were preparing to leave for a weekend at the lake, one of our upstairs toilets overflowed, which left a couple of inches of standing water in our bathroom and caused a downpour in the den below. We quickly grabbed every towel in the house to soak up the water, then threw [...]

Mess, Chaos and Hugs

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