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Shopping with Your College Freshman

My soon-to-be first grader and I were back-to-school shopping at Wal-Mart a couple of weeks ago when we ran into a friend who was shopping with her soon-to-be college freshman daughter. My pal’s baby is finally flying the coop. She will be attending college in the southern part of our state. Far enough away from her parents’ house to feel free, but close enough to call for help–and get it—-in times of crisis. My daughter hugged my arm, as I spoke to my friend and I couldn’t help but look down at her, and then over to my pal’s daughter … Continue reading →

Internet woes (part 2): Online shopping and endless web searching

Continuing the theme of Internet woes, part two of this three part series on Internet woes will discuss two more troubles of the Internet: online auctions and shopping and endless web searching (see part one for a two other troubles). ● Online auctions and shopping. It is easy to get caught up in buying things online. It’s even easier when you buy from the same companies who conveniently store your credit card and account information for quick checkout. What used to take hours and days of going store to store or to our favorite mall, now takes a matter of … Continue reading →

Campus Health

My baby is in first grade, but I might imagine that once you send a teen off to college, you worry less about their health. After all, they are almost grown and probably don’t need mama and daddy watching after them. Then again, maybe they do. The President of the American College Health Association, Dr. Al Glass, as well as other health officials recently came up with the top 5 college student health concerns for National Public Radio (NPR). Coming in at #5 was alcohol. While this may seem a bit cliche, drinking is still a big problem for college … Continue reading →

Autumn Recipes: L is for Lamb

It took me until my freshman year in college to experiment with lamb recipes. My parents were not big lamb eaters and therefore I didn’t have the opportunity to sample many lamb dishes growing up. Now I know how incredibly sumptuous a moist and tender, warm lamb shank can be on a cool autumn evening. When you are shopping for lamb you want to look for a cut that is pink to light red in color and not dull or slimy looking. The fat should be white and waxy looking and the bones should be reddish in color and moist. … Continue reading →