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A search for Nerf toys on the Target website today resulted in 58 items. A Toys “R” Us search yielded 115 items. I haven’t done a count recently, but I think it’s fair to say that the number of Nerf guns and ammo accessories in...

“Ummm, I know it looks really dark now, but it will lighten up a lot as it dries,” Kaitlyn announced with a heavy dose of unwarranted optimism.   Kaitlyn fired up her hair dryer and we both stared into the large mirror, waiting...

My six-year-old son, Miles, has never been a huge fan of babysitters. When he was younger, he tolerated them, more or less, but as he grew older, his patience grew thinner and thinner until finally the day came when he would...

It was the day before my third triathlon, my longest race to date, and everything was in order well ahead of schedule. I had packed my bag that morning, going over the transitions from swim to bike and from bike to run several...

Check out this appropriately foodie cartoon, and try to keep cool.  

“Mom! Can Sergio spend the night? Pleeeeaaaase! We promise not to wreck the upstairs!”   “Well . . . I guess that’s okay,” I answered, watching the boys’ faces light up.    Jacob and Sergio had been together since 9:00 that...

The drippy, seedy guts that explode out of a tomato used to seriously disgust me when I was a kid. I found them highly suspicious, I just didn’t trust them. Cherry tomatoes in the salads at fancy restaurants were the...

Although I wasn’t looking to add a bunny to our menagerie of household pets, it didn’t take long to convince me to take care of Isabella for two weeks. My four children have been begging for a rabbit for months now (and a...

I truly hope the rest of you have better luck than my husband and I, but our toddler makes mealtimes a challenge in parenting that should be chronicled on some sort of reality tv show (‘if you can get this child to eat, you...

The wine shops around town know how to keep a girl from feeling thirsty! So many great tastings are happening in the Chapelboro area this weekend. Between the farmers’ market and gardening in your soggy yard, take a break...