A Scary Case of Decorating Overload

By: Mary Fran BontempoTo hear an audio version of this post, click the play arrow below. She's out of control. When my kids were little (emphasis on the word, "little") I went crazy decorating on holidays, giving Clark Griswold a run for his money, and not just on Christmas. Every conceivable reason to decorate the house was indulged, resulting in rooms that looked like they literally threw up the holiday in question on [...]

2018-10-30T09:49:32-04:00October 9th, 2012|4 Comments

Let’s Make a Deal–Of Snake Oil and Car Salesmen

By: Mary Fran BontempoTo hear an audio version of this post, click the play arrow below. The car salesman giveth and the car salesman taketh away.Buying a car is huge, especially if it’s your first car. At least that’s what we thought, until the manager of the car dealership told us it’s not that big a deal. But I’m getting ahead of myself.Our middle child, Laura, at times appears snake-bit; for whatever reason, [...]

2018-10-30T09:49:35-04:00October 2nd, 2012|1 Comment

The iPod–When Size Does Matter

By: Mary Fran BontempoTo hear an audio version of this post, click the play arrow below. Whoever said size doesn’t matter has never tried to work my iPod.Actually, I should clarify, as saying it’s “my” iPod would imply that I somehow actively pursued its ownership. In truth, the iPod was given to me by my daughter, Meg, who had another one and received this one in the mail after a recall of the [...]

2018-10-30T09:49:35-04:00September 25th, 2012|0 Comments
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