by Alison Moore Smith | Oct 17, 2011 | for Love
My mother died slowly, over years and years, bit by bit getting more lost in a cloud of dementia. She wasn't officially diagnosed with Alzheimer's, but the TIAs (transient ischemic attacks or mini-strokes—dozens and dozens of them) sure looked like it. It was her...
by Alison Moore Smith | Dec 13, 2010 | for Fun, for Love
A number of years ago our second daughter, Belinda, was fascinated the grown-up office stuff in our home. So, I gathered up her own little set of office things for her to play with. She called it her “mailman kit.” This is a simple, inexpensive gift...
by Alison Moore Smith | Dec 3, 2010 | for Fun
Gift baskets for kids are fun and easy to make. Kids love personalized gift baskets for Christmas, birthdays, or any special occasion. And they are gifts that are remembered long after the tree comes down or the cake is gone. Last year I told you about my college...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jul 6, 2010 | for Love
Stumped about what gift to give for a special occasion? FriendGiftr has solved your problem. Instead of giving a gift that is difficult to return, many people have moved to giving gift cards. But what if you choose a merchant that isn't useful to the recipient?...
by Alison Moore Smith | Dec 13, 2009 | for Love, for Mind
One of my odd recurring nightmares is that someone walks up to me on campus and casually mentions a test in one of my courses—a test I knew nothing about. The panic I felt is familiar to many college students. With my two oldest children attending a university (one...
