| Dog makes loving companion for senior Typically, we hear all about a boy and his dog: Timmy and Lassie; Charlie Brown and Snoopy; Nixon and Checkers. pantagraph.com |
Grandkids are great, but name change not always so welcome WALNUT CREEK, Calif. -- It wasn't that Adair Lara wasn't thrilled about her daughter's pregnancy. It's just that at age 52, Lara was, well, way too hip and young to be a grandmother. And she spent the next nine months trying to avoid the name "Grandma" -- a word, she says, "that lay in wait for me like a pair of dentures in a glass." pantagraph.com |
Economy keeping stay-at-home moms literally in the house NEW YORK -- "I'm having 'em, so I wanna raise 'em." That's the philosophy that led Jenna Kagan to stop working when her daughter was born nine years ago. Two sons soon followed, and their mother remains firm in her belief that staying home with them is best. pantagraph.com |
Seniors react to meltdown, recalling Great Depression MILTON, Fla. -- Marcelle Uptain grew up during the Great Depression, so her response to the recent bank turmoil, the stock market plunge and home foreclosures was simple -- take her money out of the bank and hide the cash at home. pantagraph.com |
108 super uses for your (not so) ordinary household objects Some ordinary, unassuming household objects have hidden superpowers. And most of these items cost less than a couple of bucks. There are cult followings of vinegar and duct tape. Entire tomes have been written about the virtues of baking soda. pantagraph.com |