As Herman Cain strives to rise above the sexual harassment allegations dogging his run for the presidency (and I do mean “dogging”), almost every
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A couple of weeks ago, I convinced my family to drive to the White Mountains and hike up to Lonesome Lake hut on the Appalachian Mountain Club trail.
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It's Halloween today, and I'm bleary-eyed—not from getting ready for the holiday, but from helping my youngest son practice his Spanish presentation.
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Yes, I know it sounds stupid, but I cried all afternoon over selling a car. Not just any car, mind you. This was my 2003 Honda CRV, a beat-up
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In two weeks, we're going to face our dream – or our nightmare. That's when we're going to actually start living part-time in our Canadian farmhouse.
Read MoreGrooving with Rihanna, S&M and the Kids in My Car
For the first time in my mothering life, I almost turned the radio off today. Here's what happened: I was driving my 13 year-old son and
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The newest member of our family, our iRobot Roomba, arrived as my designated gift on Valentine's Day (http://store.irobot.com). I went out to walk the
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As my friend Susan Straight and I cross the border from Maine into Canada, the customs agent follows the usual script: Where are you going, are you
Read MoreMy Superhero Underpants
I came upstairs last night and found my husband Dan pulling something out of the laundry stacked on his bureau. He looked puzzled. “These
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