I wanted to give you an update on a review that I wrote on the Senseo Supreme Single Serve Coffee Maker. A while back, I wrote about how I upgraded from my beloved original model, the 7810, to the newfangled 7832. Well, I have to tell you, it hasn't turned out so well.

My husband got me the original Senseo model (7810) for my 40th bday about 3 years ago. I fell in love with that coffee maker. I… Read More

On our recent cruise to Mexico, there was an outbreak of the stomach flu. It spread rapidly throughout the ship, and this factored into many of the shipboard happenings.

The illness factor

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OK, now that I've gotten your attention...

I wasn't really on a ship of death. However, our group did experience illness on our recent cruise to Mexico. And by that, I don't mean due to sampling the fine cuisine of our neighbors to the south of our US border. I mean that we had GI (GastroIntestinal) outbreak of a fairly large scale. When we first boarded the ship, everyone had to answer a rather detailed questionnaire regarding their bodily functions over the last… Read More

In contemplating what to write about for my next post, I recently found myself somewhat stumped. I started thinking about the many things that make up "our family". You know, the inside jokes that people outside of your family wouldn't "get". Favorite meals, pastimes and family sayings. That last one, family sayings, got my juices flowing. Is your family like mine (and many others, apparently) in that you have numerous sayings, words and phrases that would be insignificant - -… Read More

Recently, I have posted about preparing for a cruise and all of the fun associated with setting sail over the high seas. Well, we've taken our trip, and now I'm back to reality. The reality that is cooking for one's own family. I had truly forgotten what a treat it is not hearing the phrase, "What's for dinner?" nearly every day after school.

Having just returned from our high seas adventure where you could pretty much eat anything you… Read More

This is the final post in a three part series on cruising with your family.

• If you are traveling with a large group, recognize in advance that it will not be feasible to do everything together at all times. My husband loves to tease me about this one. He believes that my family has a tendency toward thinking we all have to do the same thing at the same time all the time.
  
  Here's what worked for our

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