Clothes! Getting dressed takes forever. First, you got your long johns. Then, warm socks. Flannel-lined pants A nice wool sweater, over a long-sleeved Tshirt. Boots! A face mask, to ward off frostbite. (You can get them customized. But we...

This is Abigail. No, not Abigail the monster dog next door. Abigail the vivacious visitor from Duluth. And no, she's not giving us the raspberry; how could you think such a thing? She's being a reindeer. She's a lot like her dad. Abby and her big...

Riley was out in the yard when our neighbor came out with Abigail. We knew this because we heard ferocious barking--Riley had effortlessly leaped the little wire barricade and he and Abigail were nose-to-nose at the picket fence. Doug and I sprang...

A few weeks ago, I got an e-mail from the managing editor at the university press that is publishing my book. She said that my book was now with a copy editor, and that once I got the copy-edited manuscript back I would have two weeks to answer any...

We need a tree this big. Hmmm. Where will we find one? Here's one! OK, get the lights on first. Don't forget to tether it to the wall. Remember the year it fell over? OK, a little crooked. But not too bad. We'll let it sit overnight and decorate...