I took the boys to Toad Suck Daze last Friday and of course we spent most of our time in the petting zoo. They had different animals this year, like ducks and a pig! I kept daring little Caleb to pick up the pig because I knew it would have a fit. He finally caught it...

I spent last weekend in Vicksburg, Mississippi. I learned about life on the bayou, watched alligators from the porch, and shopped the great vintage spots in town. On Saturday mornings there's a flea market downtown that is pretty good with everything from food to...

I predicted correctly how Festivus would go. I got my 40-year-old tail kicked by a bunch of twenty-something ladies, but I wasn't last place! I improved my times compared to my practice runs, so I did well for me. On Thursday one of my coaches saw me struggling with...