Susan's Pendulum

We have been flirting with the idea of looking for a house in town so that Maggie will be close to the library, church, the stores, the rec ...

It's time for that biannual job -- weather sealant for the deck.  Step 1: clean the deck.  Don't use the power washer. Don't we...

Dear Neighbor, I understand.  And I agree that most people are over-protective of children.  I understand that your 7-yr-old daughter is h...

I am not the manager.  I am not the supervisor.  But I've seen quite a few tellers come and go during the months I've spent at my jo...

Tomatoes are doing nicely.  Best year for peppers I've ever had.  We ate some awesome stuffed-pepper skillet the other day. Maggie and...

Our town hosted "Heritage Days," a montage of historical re-enactments, all the way from ancient Greece & Rome, up to WWII....

Jeff Fitzgerald. For all you undecideds, take a look at our Assembly Speaker . He stood firm with Gov Walker. Granted, any of the four ...

I haven't been in a traffic jam this bad in years.  Even when on my rare forays into Chicagoland, I haven't seen this kind of traffi...

When you're a kid, you don't know what adults call their in-laws.  After all, parents usually refer to their in-laws as "Grandm...

Although the DPI now has available the online census form on which we report the enrollment of our homeschools, now is not the time to file....

Because I bruise easily, I know that every single bump into a corner of a counter-top, a piece of furniture, or a car door, will result in a...

So while we're babysitting today, the 3-yr-old comes from the garage, onto the deck, with a hatchet. Andrew's eyebrows pop up, and ...

So when the peach pie or the apple pie contains the fruit-skin, when the mashed potatoes have skins in them, does that mean a) the cook i...

I think it might be worse to watch somebody else make a mistake at work than to botch it myself. Almost half of our tellers are new in Jun...

Heads-up to guys: This is a girls' topic. About a decade ago, the doctor sent me for tests.  She was quite sure I didn't have can...

We got stuck with a dentist appointment for Maggie on a day that I had to work.  But that was okay: Andrew could drive her.  Then Andrew had...

Enough aloe, and the sunburn will soak in, turn to tan, and won't peel! I thought I would have three days in a row off this week. ...

Gary and I aren't in the habit of hanging around the house in our underwear.  Our kids have learned in the last couple of years that sev...

You know that " Move Over" law ?   If an emergency vehicle or tow truck is stopped on the side of the road, we are supposed to mov...

Oh, the level of vitriol against a man who's just trying to look at some out-of-the-box options!  Not to enact them.  Just to ask if we ...