I have to believe that raising kids is the hardest job out there. Give me lion taming, snake charming, sewer inspector, whatever! It's just got to be easier than taming a child. Oops, I mean, raising a child.

My sweet, darling, little girl, you know, the one with syrup in her belly-button, the same one who believes that girls don't mow yards, well, here it is her first year in 'real' school and she has already refused to participate in Phys Ed. That's right. My 5 YO got a zero...

When you decide to sell FSBO you must be totally committed to the decision. Remember your number one reason for deciding to sell For Sale By Owner. The likely reason is to save paying the traditionally high real estate commissions. When you begin the process to sell FSBO you will without question receive solicitation from real estate professionals. They more often than not will provide you the gloomy outlook that will lead to a failed attempt to sell FSBO.

The reason so many folks...

My husband and I will be moving to southern N.J. We're empty nesters, and would like to rent an animal friendly (we have a 10-year old lab), reasonably priced townhouse or house in a rural setting - or an areas with lots of trees, at least - within commuting distance of Gibbstown, N.J., preferably in Pennsylvania or Delaware. All I can find are the standard garden apartments on the web. Can anyone help us, and advise us about areas in the country? We don't care about malls, exercise rooms or...

I have received several supportive messages from readers who enjoy my posts, asking if by chance, I were a "writer". I guess that depends on what being "a writer" entails.

I am "a reader"; I love to read. I appreciate the type of writing that evokes emotion and provides insights and I also enjoy the precise exposition of ideas.

At times I have spent time trying my hand at writing: poetry, fables, and family history. I have never had any...

What a beautiful time of year in the Hocking Hills! Soon the leaves will be changing in the hills, giving us rolling vistas of reds, oranges, yellows, and other beautiful colors.

The tourist season has been busier than usual here -- maybe due to the cost of gasoline. A trip to Wal-Mart is not as simple as it once was because of all the campers, motorcycles, and vehicles coming into town on 664. The hotel parking lots seem full, and there are lines of people standing outside Bob Evans...