Make New Year’s resolutions realistic
Here's some depressing news to share three days before the start of our new year. More than 25 percent of us will break our New Year's resolutions within the first...
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Teach your children well
The flames of discontent continue to be fanned in the midst of backlash from our recent presidential election. I have no intention of writing in support of one side or...
Twinkling Christmas lights worth the effort
Well now that we've got Thanksgiving out of the way, let's move on to Christmas. Seriously, doesn't sometimes feel like a contest to see which holiday we can race through...
Thanksgiving traditions live on
I grew up with an abundance of raucous and rowdy cousins who I adore to this day. I was most definitely blessed to always spend the three major holidays —...
Time with grandpa left lasting memories
"... It doesn't matter what you do, so long as you change something from the way it was before you touched it into something that's like you after you take...
Fall is the perfect time to curl up with a good book
The only thing I like about this cycle of shorter days and longer nights is that my outdoor chores have dwindled considerably and I have much more time for my...
Dog owners share their love of adopted pets
I've been working my way through a book entitled "The Genius of Dogs," by Brian Hare and Vanessa Woods. My progress is slower than usual because the book has turned...
Bosak: Bubble baths, ABBA music among readers’ guilty pleasures
We all have them. I'm talking about guilty pleasures. You know, these are the things we so enjoy but perhaps would be embarrassed to admit. I confess; I, too, have...
Bosak: How do you get kids to eat healthy
Growing up in our household, vegetables were mandatory rather than an option. If we didn't want to drink milk, we drank water. Pop was considered a treat, not a help-yourself-from-the-fridge-whenever-you-want...
Pick your brain with favorite school subjects
Are you right-brained or left brained? According to a theory that became popular in the 1980s, your aptitudes depend on which side of your brain is more dominant. Supposedly, left-brained...