Image via Wikimedia Commons Many people have heard by now that the common-sense advice 'Money won't buy you happiness' has been backed up by science. Hand in hand with this goes the finding that experiences have more of an effect on happiness than possessions. So, if you're looking to make the ...

Last night while the children were sleeping I did some more unpacking. I ran across a few of our Japanese souvenirs, and I started to feel terribly homesick. Crazy, right? It's Japan. I was supposed to be homesick for America while I was gone! And I was - but really ...

So, this weekend it was the Navajo Weaver's Festival at a local museum, and I went. I dragged my family along with me, too! They were just thrilled. Before we went in, we tried to explain to the kids what kind of place we were visiting. "It's a museum," I said. "A dinosaur museum? ...