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As some of you know, our family has had a tough winter. In fact, Kristin, our oldest daughter, has struggled with several serious health issues and other stresses in her life the past three or four months. The severe headaches…

Like most families, the Toussaint clan has its idiosyncrasies. And like almost every family, we love hard, fight ferociously and can have deep divides among ourselves. Maybe this sort of thing comes as a surprise to you, as I am…

One of the things that we love to do around our house every so often is have what we call "Chicago Dog Night." Janet and I, with Kristin and her family, always look forward to cooking hot dogs, Chicago style, and then…

When I was a young boy, I just loved to build models, invent things and work on anything that had to do with tools. Although I built several model cars, animals and planes, I really enjoyed working on ships and…