My garage contains a magic box full of time-saving miracles. OK, it’s actually a chest freezer with homemade dinners. But however you want to describe it — poof! I can put dinner on the table in a flash. How did this real-life fantasy come to be? It’s because I live […]
Families
The Nintendo Switch remains a great family game console that’s not always easy to find in stock. The original TV-connected Switch is harder to find than the smaller Switch Lite, but it’s also the one I’d recommend for families since it has better battery life and can connect and be used for home multiplayer games. A […]
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Missy Buchanan’s family in California will still see her smiling face around the table for Thanksgiving. So will relatives in Texas Hill Country, too. There are traditions to keep up after all. In fact, she’s already in both places at once — as a cardboard cutout. The real Buchanan and […]
CLOSE Buy Photo Guests at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex view the Space Shuttle Atlantis exhibit. (Photo: FLORIDA TODAY FILE PHOTO) National Geographic Travel this week named Florida’s Space Coast as one of the world’s top five destinations for travelers to consider when planning a family-oriented vacation in 2021 and […]
Dissatisfaction with remote learning during the pandemic has led some families to take extraordinary measures, even moving out of state in hopes that their children can attend school in person. Many have headed to states where they have some connection – a vacation spot, a second home, a previous residence […]
This is part 15 of Scyld Berry’s life and times of county cricket. You can read parts one to 13 here: Derbyshire, Durham, Essex, Glamorgan, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Kent, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Middlesex, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Somerset and Surrey If any single county lies at the heart of English cricket, and forms its spiritual centre, it is Sussex. Sussex may or may not have been cricket’s cradle: the […]
Sandy Kretschmer imagines her son Henry returning home from college, dropping his bags and then giving her a big hug. But she knows the reality of this homecoming may be a lot different. I’ll probably have a mask on and he’ll have a mask on when I hug him,” she […]
In the not-so-distant past, there was a place where parents could drop off their kids for six-plus hours a day. Teachers and administration kept them safe, and taught them things. It was wonderful. Now, it’s all parents. Even with teachers working hard to reimagine school online, it’s up to parents […]
Survive to Thrive Halloween Costume Contest winners were announced during the community update Nov. 4. Contest participants posted a photo to the Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Facebook page, then votes were determined by how many likes each photo received. Jennifer Watts placed first for her family’s Sharknado-themed costumes, […]
With rates of COVID-19 on the rise again, parents are preparing for the possibility of another round of stay-at-home orders. Or, even if the official word to stay indoors isn’t coming down from local governments, careful families might be planning for a winter at home, just to be safe. While […]
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The spring semester is still a couple of months away, but the Knox County School district is starting to prepare by figuring out who will be enrolled virtually or in-person. Knox County Schools | WATE stories Families have the option to switch how their child is […]