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Well, if you read the post last evening, or early this morning, whichever the case may be, you noticed something different! Yes, we're back - with the full post going right into your inbox. The past several weeks have been…

Anybody who grew up in the sixties or earlier learned the phrase "spring ahead - fall back." Of course, it is a reference to whether you move the clocks ahead an hour or back an hour when daylight savings time…

Several days ago, Janet received a letter from Morgan Park Academy, the exclusive private high school on the south side of Chicago that she attended. It was a fund raising letter, asking her to donate to the school. One problem…

Kristin's middle son, Carter, is having a special week. That's because he is a V.I.P at school. By that I mean that he is the center of attention and gets to have a special day in his 3rd grade class.…