y kidlets love to get mail.  They run down our long driveway and stand on their tippy toes to reach into our long black mailbox with the bright red flag.   As I sort thru the litany of bills, department store mailers and junk mail, my kidlets always ask if there's anything addressed to them.   Occasionally there is – a birthday or holiday card from relatives or a thank you note from a friend for attending their birthday party & gift.  I love seeing the look of joy on their faces when…

You’d have to be hiding under a rock (or maybe just a guy) not to know that this Sunday, May 13 is Mother’s Day.  For the past few weeks I’ve been flooded with advertisements and direct marketed emails for all sorts of “gifts to get mom”  – flowers, jewelry, cookie bouquets and even boxes of chocolate covered strawberries.…