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Or, have you been divorced for years, but still find yourself scheming how to get back at your ex this holiday season? Maybe you’ve never been divorced, but are part of a newly-formed blended family. Statistically speaking, most of us are likely part of one or more of the above. We either came from a […]

Nope, that isn’t a typo—it’s Trunk-or-Treating! Popular in church communities, areas where door-to-door Trick-or-Treating isn’t safe, and rural neighborhoods, Trunk-or-Treating is Trick-or-Treating with a twist; instead of going door-to-door, little tricksters go from decorated car to decorated car, and candy is handed out—from the trunks of people’s cars! Planning a Trunk-or-Treat for your community might

Mary Potter Kenyon, Winthrop Library Director and mother of eight, has been writing ever since she was little. Her book, Coupon Crazy: The Science, The Savings, and the Stories Behind America’s Extreme Obsession was published by Familius in August 2013, and Chemo-Therapist: How Cancer Cured a Marriage was released in April 2014. Mary has been

Rosalinda Randall is a modern-day expert on tact and civility, using etiquette as a foundation. She has been teaching etiquette for both social and business settings for more than fourteen years. Her audiences and clients include entrepreneurs, sales professionals, administrative professionals, civic groups, college students, teens, and children.   Her most recent book, Don’t Burp

As Americans become more and more informed about how they get their food—from what goes into it to where it comes from—many people are making the decision to eat food that is in season, or at its peak growth for the year. Whether the decision is made for health reasons, moral reasons, or something else,

Like so many kids who grew up in the nineties, I was once an “Arthur” addict. I learned many valuable lessons from the adventures of the adorable aardvark and his friends. For example, you will not die if you eat a green potato chip, snowballs do not belong in the freezer, and, most importantly, having

“The mowing machine’s whirring sounded cheerfully from the old buffalo wallow south of the claim shanty, where bluestem grass stood thick and tall and Pa was cutting it for hay.”   Little did my seven-year-old mind know, apart from the fact that I hadn’t understand a single word in the first sentence of this book,

Snuffles are probably one of the weirdest, oldest, greatest things my family does. My sisters and I have Snuffled almost our entire lives to the point that it’s an integral part of the relationship that we have. What is a Snuffle, you ask? Well, originally it was a code name (coined by my sister Noelle)

I have to confess, until a few days ago, I had not given a single thought to trick-or-treaters. For the past few years I’ve doing the college version of Halloween which consists of trick-or-treaters not coming to my dorm room (this has the bonus of keeping any candy I acquire). My parents’ house does not

When your spouse walks in from work one day and says, “My boss wants to know if we are willing to move overseas,” the first question that pops into your mind is “REALLY? What kind of unique experiences and exciting opportunities could there be for us and our children?” The possible answers to this question