We joined the flood club this weekend. I’ve heard rumors about this group of people before. The ones with carpet rolled up at the curb, couches that became sponges, and boxes of keepsakes no longer to be kept. The folks for whom words like mildew and mold send shivers and nasty smells all about the …

Summer provides an interesting point of tension for most parents I know, especially those of us moms and dads who stay home with kids for a majority of these sun-soaked days. On the one hand these three months provide a respite from tyrannical schedules, ringing school bells and heavy back packs. Pool passes are more …

My father-in-law served in Vietnam. He has three purple hearts and a wild streak of patriotism to prove it. He is awesome (and no, I am not just kissing up to gain favor at the dinner table). Three purple hearts, scars all over his legs and some hard stories. One that includes leaving a fiancee …