Rabbis of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement created a virtual nightclub on wheels to bring the celebration of the holiday Purim to students at five New England colleges....

Dear YP: I keep wondering when you will be old enough to start reading and comprehending all the stuff I write here, and when you will start howling at my laying bare your many exploits for the whole world to see.  I am inclined to think that won't happen, as you have long displayed a fair...

Rather, the Blogger household celebrates and educates. At dinner last night: YP: I don't have to go to school tomorrow! Me:That's right. Do you know why? YP:  Nope. I just know I don't have to go. NYAB: Oh, you do so understand why you have the day off. Whose birthday is January 15...

This article originally appeared in the November 2008 issue of the  Kansas City Wellness Magazine . My September column led a reader to ask me a question about the raw food diet.  She’s been eating exclusively raw for the past six months.  Now her hair is falling out. She d...

I hope all y'all had very safe and happy new year's celebrations. Ours was pleasant and low-key, catching up on the latest exploits of a friend we see all too infrequently, and mocking ABC's attempt to ring in the new year. Seriously, Dick Clark needs to just ... stop.  It'd pr...

There are three words that send shivers down my spine: The Perfect Gift. It's what we seek to give. But how do we define the perfect gift? And better yet, where do we find it? Is the perfect gift one in which the recipient starts crying tears of joy? Or is it the gift that cost you practically nothi...

Five design experts offer guidance on what to buy for people who truly are impossible to shop for....

I turned 37 yesterday. So in three more years, I'm going to have to change the tag line of this blog. I guess I'd better start thinking about that today.... I have the best family ever: I got awesome music relating back to my youth and an even awesomer DustBuster that plugs into the car lighter, so ...

It's been a rough couple weeks for getting things done. From the Super Bowl through the federal budget into Super Tuesday and then the YP's birthday and ensuing party crusing right on into NYAB getting sick and my having to bake a zillion cookies for the YP's daycare Valentine party, I've been ... l...

It's about that time of year, and I have been reflecting and projecting like a being possessed. And perhaps I AM a being possessed. I have about 8 more hours or so of work ahead of me before 2 glorious weeks off. Some fun celebrating planned, some surprises for the kiddos. Some alone time for mama.....