a month after I started blogging. It concerns the “family ghost story” my great-grandmother used to tell. Except it may have been a “rural legend” once told widely in the midwest. Since the timeframe was the 1880’s, it really doesn’t matter. The story still evokes the mystery an...
So, I did what anyone else would do in my situation—I hotfooted it over to Dollar Tree and bought more than my fair share. Not just wedding cards, but blank all occassion cards, too, because you’re not going to catch me lacking. And why not, this is America, right? My behavior ...
I knew I had to do this alone. At one point I called my son and told him that we might have to use plan B, me driving my son’s new Subaru. He was OK with that but I could tell from his voice that he was disappointed. When my son later...
For every dollar spent, communities gain $4 to $9 in return because students who\’ve attended pre-K are more likely to graduate and contribute to the economy and less likely to need public assistance or become incarcerated. All-day kindergarten is a good step, but Akron still needs univers...
Wherever you are visiting, see if a local festival, fair or outdoor concert is taking place. Some favorites include Silver Dollar City’s award-winning Bluegrass & BBQ Festival. Discover many of the nation’s top bluegrass artists at the 1880s-themed Branson, Missouri amusement park and succum...
Little bins of everything you could ever imagine, and you could still walk out with a few things for a dollar. I would have lost my mind in the marble bin in 4th grade…when kids still played marbles on the playground! And I can’t imagine what I would have done with all of the ...
Just 85 miles north and a little west of Chicago, Lake Geneva is the summer playground for Chicagoans. The lake is the draw here. You can take a boat ride, lounge on one of the small beaches, or walk a portion of the 26-mile Lake Shore Path to ogle the multi-million-dollar mansions...
It w a dollar and sixty cents. 花了一 六角。 Maybe. You forgot to ask me for the change. 忘了问我要找回零钱。 Its possible. Or did you forget to give it to me? 或许是你忘了给我? ould be. Thanks, Son. 谢谢你,儿子。 s possible. Alexandra called. Alexandra 来电话了。 We might...