Animal costumes have become quite an attraction for Halloween festivities. As adorable as they are, playing pet dress-up can be a big mess-up for many of our four legged friends. Certain pets won’t mind at all and some may even prance around proud and delighted. Obviously the first step is making sure you have a [...]

(photos by Phat Teddy http://phatteddy.com) I literally gasped aloud when I saw that first dreadful stack of blue and white “admit one child for free” coupons announcing the circus will soon be marching back into town. Of course this circus is the horrid kind with animals in chains and cages. This is just one of [...]

A Healthy Albany, written by Kristen Taylor. It’s a cozy thought to send your child to school every day with a homemade meal lovingly packed in their lunchbox. Sweet, yes. However, with today’s hectic mornings of single parents or both parents working, finding the time to get quality food in that Hannah Montana pouch may be [...]