I had a big to-do list this last weekend. I had every intention of taking down all of the Christmas decorations and packing them up. My wife and I had some shopping to do, as we both had gift cards on the verge of expiration. I had intended to make pizza dough, which requires getting [...]

Didja know?
Your 6 ounce bottle of “Ragdoll” perfume will actually last you more than three days if you use the handy spray feature built in, instead of uncapping and upending the entire container to douse your head and shoulders.
Using a light touch with this clever spray method, you’ll exude a subtle, delightfully elusive fragrance [...]

High Fructose Corn Syrup
Last week, Nonna asked about this, and rather than give the topic short shrift, I figured I’d cover it with heaping mounds of verbiage and ridiculous detail. So if you’re ready to learn, here we go:
What is it?HFCS is a sweetener made from corn. It sounds strange; how do you make something [...]

Slowly but surely, we’re getting on with our new life.
Michael’s mommy is recovering. Her new medications may be helping the crucial problem of fending off plaque buildup in her arteries, but they’re also making her feel like she’s got a bad case of restless leg stomach flu. With a side of insomnia.
Meanwhile, we’re scouring the [...]

Michael’s mommy and daddy received a very loud wake-up call last Monday evening.
My wife had a heart attack.
It came out of the blue. She has no family history of heart disease, she doesn’t smoke, and we had what we believe to be fairly healthy eating habits.
But the Emergency Room physician made it crystal clear [...]

Today we proclaim a monumental honor for Being Michael’s Daddy!
On Teens Today is a modern-day perspective on teens by teens, moderated by Vanessa Van Petten, whose mission is providing a venue where teen writers can “tell parents what they wish their own parents knew (and didn’t know).”
We’ve been voted as one of the 50 Best [...]