Put it in my husband's stocking one year for Christmas. He watches it all the damn time. And quotes it.

I'm jealous they had the chance to do that. Here in Minnesota, sweetheart deals have forced taxpayers to pay for two/three stadiums in the last few years.

In the late 80's, we used go to the big Fourth of July thing on the Boston Esplanade. My folks would refill a sprite two litter with white wine spritzers . The cops "checked" but it was very wink-wink.

My son had shitty lungs from being born too early combined with the delightful meds I had to take to prolong his stay in Casa de Womb. Nebulizers are the greatest thing ever - they saved his life. We were doing a rotation of two medications every four and every eight hours. They can suck for kids until they learn…

We do something similar for my older kid - he picks an "experience" and gets to take two or three friends along. Waterpark, baseball game, amusement park, etc. It is about the same cost as a party but he has more fun, we have more fun as parents, and it cuts waaaaay down on the extra gifts. He has a summer birthday…

I have no idea - it felt like a thing this morning. But, it's zero now! And the kids are back in school tomorrow!

It was -20 this morning. That isn't the windchill. I was worried my eyeballs would freeze.

Did not know that about splinters. I thought they had to be extracted. Cool. Thanks for the explanation.

Interesting. It is also fabulous for your lips. Better than most lip moisturizers that you can buy in the store.

THANK YOU. I have a splinter prone son who is also very skittish about splinter extraction. I will have to try this next time. Any idea of how/why is works?

It depends on why I'm in front of the TV. If it is a show that I want to watch, I will either watch or knit. If I'm in the room because my kids want me there, I will knit, read, or read/answer emails and use my phone to play a game or use the internet. Which knitting project I work varies with the level of…

This is me. I was a heavy drinker in college then basically stopped for years. In the last couple of years, I've started again. Like a sad cliche it's wine. A glass here. Then two. Usually I stop there. But some nights? I don't. I work. I raise my kids. I do triathlons for crying out loud. I drive a minivan and have…

I read this once and it is has been borne out in my family - the average family really only eats between between 21 and 30 meals. You take the time to list out your family's go-to meals. Then you organize them into weeks - you know your choices for a particular. Typically, you put 2 for 1 meals together (roast…

That's really interesting because I've had a similar reaction. I really like their pork/beef fillings for enchiladas/burritos/etc, but some of the other recipes have been horrible. The chickpea pasta is one that comes to mind - it was almost inedible except for the chickpeas. Given how great so many of their…

Now I know what I want for my birthday....lobster dinner for two, please. We used to eat there when I was a kid.

They're playing at the Bank ( TCF Bank stadium) where the Gophers play for the next two seasons. Assuming construction goes as planned - there's a big lawsuit pending that could throw a wrench into the financing.

But then I miss the fun of fat breading fingers.

I do crosswords. It works like a charm to settle my mind and forces me to concentrate on one thing - not the eighty billion things I have to juggle. I usually start dozing off after ten or twelve clues. It even helps my husband - if I ask him one or two questions he's asleep in minutes.

I just use a bowl as my kitchen isn't big enough for a full pail. Works great because it fills so much faster and I have to empty in order to prevent inhouse compost.

I fail to see the advantage of dressing before eating. Even for adults.