I have never aerated my lawn. In fact, I don’t think I’ve ever written the word “aerated” before. If I did, I am sure I misspelled it. I think I accidentally went from liquefy to aerate while making a strawberry shake in our blender. That’s the extent of my experience. Despite many years as a homeowner, I first learned about [...]
It is getting to be Prom Season, so naturally my mind turns to memories of my own prom, back during the Flintstonian Era, when the Lakeland High School gym was transformed into a magical wonderland and the evening lived up to its theme, “Disaster Under The Stars.” No, not really. I think the theme was “Moonlight and Magnolias” or something [...]
Despite being a happily-married, over-40, ginger from Kentucky, I can apparently still attract the men. Of course, that’s not necessarily a good thing. One of my sisters and I decided to road trip to Atlanta for the NCAA basketball semi-final game. You may recall my fateful trip to New Orleans last April which culminated in my screaming at Doo through [...]
Warning: There’s another case of food impropriety in the news. A popular frozen dinner option is being removed from ovens over in Scandinavia in another half-baked scandal. Families were waiting to feast on Moose Lasagna, but as the cheese was becoming bubbly and browned, food officials exposed that there was pork in some of these prepared selections. Everyone in Sweden [...]
I look around and I see a country divided, two sides facing off in bitter opposition, neither showing the slightest inclination to compromise or indicating any interest in closing the rift between them. I wonder: Is there any way, any way at all, to bridge the gap between Mayonnaise People and Miracle Whip People? No kidding: When it comes to [...]
I was a stay-at-home mom for nine years. NINE. YEARS. And it seemed more like 20 while I was living it. I think that’s because parenting is tough, and when you feel isolated and bored on a daily basis, month after month, the time does not pass swiftly. At least that was my experience. I know many moms who absolutely [...]
The sign in Grannie Fuchs’ store in Metamora is pretty direct: “You break it – you own it.” Fair warning to those who cruise the tiny shop full of items easily shattered. But the admonition also applies to an honor about to be bestowed by the folks at Guinness World Records who agree that once a record is broken you [...]
We said goodbye to Mom the other day. Oh, no. Not that. She’s still alive and kicking. Watch your shins. It’s just that there’s so much basketball on TV these days that Mom has more or less disappeared. It happens every year. She plants herself in front of the set and doesn’t really emerge except for quick meals and infrequent [...]
I’ve experienced a few migraines in my day, but I don’t consider myself a perennial sufferer. I’m hoping the headache I survived this weekend is not a sign of things to come. Here’s what happened. My husband, Doo, and I were out shopping at Fry’s. If you’ve never been, think Wal-Mart meets Best Buy with a dash of Menards. I [...]
When I was a kid, my uncle used to brag about his daily athletic regimen. “I start my exercise routine by lifting a five-pound potato sack over my head, then I go to a 10-pound potato sack. And finally a 25-pound potato sack. After that, I try putting a few potatoes in each bag.” I thought of that joke the [...]
