Weekend Plans: Mar 12th 2011

Daylight savings starts on Sunday … or maybe it ends on Sunday. I can never remember if we save daylight in the summer or winter. Whatever it’s called, the clocks spring forward on Sunday morning at 2am, costing us an hour of sleep. Looking at the bright side of the issue (ha!), it will be light even later in the evenings this coming week, allowing home buyers to actually see the houses they tour after

Weekend Plans: Feb 26th 2011

We’re already at the end of February … wow, it really flew right by this year. The next thing you know we’ll be complaining about how the lawn is dying because it’s so hot. Here’s my February 22nd resolution (everyone makes these, right?): Every time I start to grouse about the heat this summer, I’m going to make an ice cold lemonade, go sit on the porch for 5 minutes, and think about how glad

Weekend Plans: Feb 5th 2011

Tomorrow is Groundhog Day. What do we think, gang, 6 more weeks of winter? Does it matter what the groundhog says since it’s going to take at least a couple months for the snow we already have to melt? Six more weeks of winter seems inevitable. I guess it does because if we get too much more snow we’re at risk of turning into a glacier. But glacier-like conditions would be a huge boost for

Weekend Plans: Jan 22nd 2011

Welcome back to another frost-bitten edition of Weekend Plans. Is it just me, or has this winter been much colder and snowier than the past few? I thought for sure global warming was already kicking in and ridiculously high heating bills were a thing of the past. Our dog has even started complaining about the cold. And she should want to go outside to get away from the kid, who has learned some sort of

Weekend Plans: Jan 15th 2011

Some lucky folks (though not everyone) are ramping up for a long weekend. If you’re fortunate enough to have the day off to celebrate the life and work of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., then here are some things you might consider doing to fill your Saturday and Sunday. And even if you don’t have Monday off, you’re still welcome to participate. Events & Activities ACS Home Show, XL Center, Fri 1/14 through