Halloween? CHECK. Now, it’s the quick and maddening descent to No School November, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, New Year’s, and 2022 will be here. Two months to go. 8 weeks. You ready? No, me neither. Plus, inconveniently, I have a fairly big high school reunion to consider - well, big in number of years since graduation, not big in terms of excitement or attendance. I mean, it’s Thanksgiving weekend — which is a great time for everyone when it’s been 5 years or maybe e

At 16 and in 10th grade, my kid went to their first fancy school dance this weekend. The 8th grade dinner dance was cancelled - along with everything else - in Spring 2020. Freshman year saw a school bonfire, an outdoor movie night, but no Homecoming Dance. Most of the schools in our area have moved their dances from the gym to outdoors - so smart! - and our child's school added food trucks and other fun features. And, the pictures! The bold, jewel-colored dresses, the gorgeo

A little Schoolhouse Rock primer for you on the redistricting process that is just wrapping up in Delaware: Every 10 years = census, which counts the people living where they live and then makes sure they have adequate representation in local, state, and federal government. So in Delaware that means that shortly after the census info comes out, the lines of districts for state house and state senate seats are redrawn to make sure that each representative has roughly the same

If there’s one thing we can all agree upon right now, it’s politics; curfew time; allowances - JUST KIDDING!! - it's ICE CREAM! Ice cream makes things all better, doesn’t it? No matter what your age. You know what else feels good? Donating $2 (just $2!) to help a nonprofit that supports children and adults with developmental delays and disabilities. Easterseals has partnered with Friendly’s Restaurants for a ‘Cones for Kids’ Campaign through October 31. Here’s the ‘scoop’

On Saturday - humid and overcast - I spent a few hours in the parking lot of the DSU campus on Kirkwood Highway, helping a few local electeds with a community Food Bank event. The Food Bank brought a truck and set up a distribution station; the National Guard Public Health team set up a COVID and flu vaccine station. And over the course of two hours, nearly 75 families came through — including mine, once I found out about the flu shots, because how easy is that? No appointmen

It’s October, so naturally you can buy your Christmas Tree at Lowes and there is a whole holiday baking section set up at Acme. Guys, we have got to get through this month first. We’ve got Homecomings and Halloween parties, tournaments and tailgates, school projects and school application deadlines. It’s all happening. Like, literally, it’s ALL happening, all at once. I’ve got calendars for my calendars and trying to plan our meals around what can be served, enjoyed, and clea