By: Mary Fran Bontempo Traditionally, Black Friday is all about the shopping. Get up early, shop til you drop, then go home and gorge on Thanksgiving leftovers. Not a bad plan, but with a little creativity, you can turn Black Friday shopping into an outing with sights and sounds to get you into the seasonal spirit at no extra cost to your budget. The key is simple: shop at venues that recognize how stressful the [...]
by Chrysa Smith Nothing says giving thanks or demonstrates the conservative pilgrim lifestyle like a trip to Las Vegas. Yes, it's counter-intuitive. But maybe you've had enough of the turkey drippings and coffee grinds, and taking a virtual trip, even to the local movie theater, sounds like music to your ears. If so, head on down to see Last Vegas--a pseudo spoof on The Hangover films, only with a slightly more mature all-star [...]
By: Mary Fran Bontempo To hear an audio version of this post, click the play arrow below. [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent="yes" overflow="visible"][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type="1_1" background_position="left top" background_color="" border_size="" border_color="" border_style="solid" spacing="yes" background_image="" background_repeat="no-repeat" padding="" margin_top="0px" margin_bottom="0px" class="" id="" animation_type="" animation_speed="0.3" animation_direction="left" hide_on_mobile="no" center_content="no" min_height="none"] Casey unhappily wearing her diaper. This morning, as usual, I found myself crouching beside my bed, trying to extricate my old, cranky dog from her sleeping hideout beneath it [...]
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By: Mary Fran Bontempo I'll admit it; I'm a sucker for a sweet love story. Most women are, and About Time, a delightful film from the creator of Notting Hill, and Love Actually, two equally captivating rom-coms from 1999 and 2003, respectively, fits the bill perfectly. Even better, my husband loved it, too. About Time stars the always charming Rachael McAdams as Mary, love interest of Tim, played with a self-deprecating appeal by [...]
by Chrysa Smith So much to do. So little time. So let me be the first to wish you a very happy, healthy and tasty Thanksgiving. There. Now you can get on with your holiday activities. There's the planning for the table landscape, selecting a menu, inviting the guests (well, hopefully you've done that part already), shopping for food and of course, all of the decisions about your gobbler. This is one of [...]
By: Mary Fran Bontempo To hear an audio version of this post, click the play arrow below. Baby, it's cold outside. At least, it's getting there, a few very chilly days mere harbingers of things to come as another winter descends. I dread winter, for all of the obvious reasons--the cold, the dark, the snow, (did I mention the cold?), and, worst of all, the heating bills. As a big fan of [...]
