The story of Peggy Smith and Hubbard House is a shining example of giving of oneself!  I applaud Peggy Smith for her dedication to this worthwhile cause.

10. Greet him at the door naked with a bottle of Viagra and a can of whipped cream and shout "Honey, I guess we can't use the kitchen, our baby's home." 9. Set his computer so all his porn and poker sites go to GoArmy.com. 8. Invite your friends...

Today I have help coming to organize my office! I've reorganized it about six times and I can no longer do this on my own. Having a home office means the overall house needs to be presentable. My office is in the back of the house. I have the type of...

This summer, my husband and I took a long-awaited trip to Maine. My family owns a beautiful piece of property in Tenant's Harbor, just north of Portland. I was actually born in Bangor - we moved when I was just a baby. We spent every summer up at "the...

As you may have noticed in my status from time to time, I have been renovating my house for the past several months. I have advice for everyone who is looking to renovate...if you are doing more than one room, DO NOT live in the house during the process!...

Just a few suggestions on how to lower your energy bills. The primary use of home energy in the summer here is your ac and your hot water heater. You need to develop your own energy saving plan. a new efficient ac will save you about 25% on your energy...

Actually, truth be told, we’re all up in there with being tacky...but tackiness is as tacky does, as The Ancient One is want to say.  I’m still not sure what that means, but I think she was trying to tell us that there actually ARE...

David and I have one chick left in the nest. He graduates from high school on June 8, 2008. And I am marking the days. I keep a gigantic calendar and mark a red X each day. For my son's sake (and to avoid horrified looks from house guests), I keep the...

I know the college basketball season has started. And I didn't have to check a schedule, or ask a friend. All I had to do was stand outside my house and listen for the yelling. My husband and I are both graduates of Syracuse University. We are...

So, when I lived with my last sweetheart a few years ago, we moved into a lovely home in a quaint, quiet neighborhood...or that’s the way we perceived it would be.  We thought it a skosh odd that our next-door neighbor’s house...

I recall the Labor Day weekend when I was about 12.  My family (Dad, Mom and sis) had gone to a barbeque at a friend’s house.  They had 5 children and their house was always bustling with friends and family.  It was a healthy,...

A little over two years ago, I suffered from depression.  I gave up the career I thought I had always wanted to be full-time stay-at-home mom. I suddenly found myself no longer the same person.  I was no longer contributing an income and our...

In 1937, Ruth Hamilton traveled to Europe to visit family in Denmark and to embark on a fact-finding mission for her radio program in the States. Her trip started out memorably when she came face-to-face with the son of a famous painter, and she even was...

Tropical Strom Fay: The 3 Stupidest Things I Saw OK...I have been in hurricanes before and tropical storms and I have seen some pretty amazing and dumb things. However, as tropical storm Fay pesristed for days and flooded out most of the state of...

The look on Christina's face is priceless. Monkey boy knows no fear. He has even taken to scaling the jungle gym at the playground down the street from the house. He'll find some fear and caution after that first good but minor tumble. At least that is...

  This story is about the trip we took to see my mom at Christmas, 1982. She lived in Evans, Colorado and we lived in Page, Arizona. We had decided to take our four sons in our Dodge van not knowing what the weather had in store.   We...

Thirty years have passed and we have hardly noticed. Our life together has been filled with love, some hot water, some cold water, a wee bit of tepid water and a whole bunch of adventures. We were packing again for another adventure. Another opportunity...

Sunday, June 8, 2008 If The Shoe Fits... When someone who shall remain nameless (for now) accused me of having too many pairs of shoes, I found myself justifying the various functions for all of my shoes...or most of my shoes anyway. I was...

You know how a smell can trigger a memory? For me … Earl Grey tea is one of the most powerful smells around. Not because of the delicate herbs and spices -- but because Earl Grey smells like summer afternoons with my grandmother. Grandma Kathy was...

Go ahead, make my bed   I can tolerate most household chores, with the exception of one or two tasks, but am I really alone?? When my children were mere tiny-tots, the daily routine never bothered me nor interfered with my lifestyle. I...

I love my animals. I have two dogs, Faegan and Junior, and two cats, Travers and Laila. No children at this point (human children, I mean) so the furry friends get most of the attention in my house. My dogs *know how to manipulate my love. When I...

Several ago Ardell Lein was sleeping 18 hours a day. He was so weak he had to crawl up the steps to his bedroom.  "I couldn't even help my wife carry groceries into the house," he remembers. Ardell suffered from congestive heart failure and when his...

My mother-in-law has Alzheimer’s.  Alzheimer's is a disease that destroys brain cells, causing problems with memory, thinking and behavior severe enough to affect work, lifelong hobbies or social life. Alzheimer’s...