A big upsode-down cardboard box makes a great fort, and you can use a bread knife to cut out shutters and a door that your child can open and close. Fill it up with toys, a pillow and a blanket and they’ll be eating snacks in there in no time. You might want to decorate the outside. A taller box can be used for a…

I was in a similar situation with a neighbor for many years, even down to the shared driveway. Coming home everyday was a nightmare; I never knew what to expect. When the sherriff showed up early one morning and served me with papers to go to court because the neighbor was coming after me with a bogus lawsuit, I put my…