Local stores lacking shoppers on Dec 26

Normally I avoid all stores on December 26.  I’m not much on crowds and trying to fight my way through folks digging through the discount bins is definitely not the way I want to spend the day after Christmas.  This year, though, I needed groceries. ... Read more

Time for carving pumpkins

Every year we take the kids to a pumpkin patch and let them select a pumpkin to carve. In the early years, they would pick out a pattern and Daddy would dutifully carve the picture. Now that they are a bit older, they took on the entire task of carving... Read more