IGNOBLE RETURN: Today, after missing the past two weeks (one due to our Florida trip, the other due to the teacher's absence), the kids...

MAIN STREET USA: This morning we needed more mineral oil for conditioning our new butcher block counter top . I knew the hardware store in M...

SAFE AT HOME: While most of the West Coast was sleeping (myself included, I'll admit), space shuttle Atlantis returned to Earth, touch...

SUNWISE: A few weeks ago, I stumbled upon the Environmental Protection Agency's SunWise Web site . The site is chock full o' inform...

SPREAD YOUR WINGS AND FLY AWAY: Today was the day for our butterflies to fly and be free. We've been watching them closely for nearly a...

SCIENCE FINALE: While the kids didn't have music this morning (their teacher is in NJ for a grandchild's arrival), they did have sci...

This image features the Atlantis' cabin and forward cargo bay and a section of the International Space Station while the two spacecraft ...