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8 o'clock on Halloween night, my son pours his ghoulishly delicious loot onto my living room floor.
"149 pieces!" he proclaims, evidence of his hard work as a trick-or-treater.
Normally, a wave of nauseousness, then fear, would have washed over me...but instead I smile and say, "Enjoy!", because I know not all that candy will stay in my house.
C'mon, admit it. How many of you have loaded Easter baskets with leftover Halloween candy? It's just too much candy for one household to house.
For my son… Continue

YOU want to do some shopping..

Hubby wants a good meal..

And the kids want to play.

I have four words for you: "Road Trip To IKEA".

On a recent trip back from Charlotte the Jones Family planned a pit stop at the famously affordable Scandinavian furniture and accessory "mart", for lack of a better descripti… Continue

It was 9:30 on a Saturday night... and we were at gate 16A in the Atlanta airport.

We were just finishing up a 'dream come true' Caribbean vacation. Utterly and completely relaxed, tan, and still a little sandy, we awaited our late flight home to reality. Our oldest son was asleep… Continue

We're headed to Charlotte this weekend. Any places you want this "Travel TRACKer" to check out for you and yours?

Why do old-fashioned summers seem a thing of the past?

Is it because of year round school?
The fact that Americans just don’t take time off?
Or is it simply because I’ve grown up?

For me, summer vacation was like living in a different world…

The rules were different.
The places you visited were different.
Your friends were different.

Remember those summer friends?? I don’t remember some kids I went to school with all year…but I sure do remember those kids I saw for a few weeks every summer.… Continue