Gluttony and Giving

If you do any kind of celebrating in December, you’ve got lots of decisions ahead of you. Paper or plastic? Cloth or paper? Paper or china? Cards or emails? Electronic gift card or plastic one? Gift bags or gift wrap? ‘Tis the season for gluttony and giving, both of which can leave you exhausted, collapsing[Read more]

Yesterday, I . . .

This weekend our family embarks on a road trip that will have us seeing and staying with every member of my family of origin – my parents (in southern Illinois), my younger sister (in St. Louis) and my older sister (in Kansas) – and then doing it all in reverse.[Read more]