As I was driving home from work this afternoon, I noticed that the tulip trees are starting to drop their petals, carpeting the ground beneath them.  They are still pretty, but I am sad to see them start to go by.  I loved to look at them so much when they were at their peak!
The [...]

My kids have approached me about their hopes to have a big Halloween Party this coming fall.  They want to decorate the house like a haunted house, and invite all of their friends, our family and neighbors.  I guess they figured that they should give me as much advance notice as possible, which is a [...]

I’ve been bugging my youngest son to give me his W-2s so I can figure out his taxes.  I had done my taxes last month, claiming him as a dependent, expecting that would be the best course of action.  Well, he finally did so, and after figuring out his/mine/ours, I have to send in a [...]

Looking over the Discover Card bill that just came in, I saw a charge that I didn’t recognize and had to check with my kids to verify it was ok, and what it was for.  Seems that my youngest son has decided to get involved in playing paintball!
He had ordered a couple of spyder guns for [...]