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Maybe, just maybe you've grown tired of doing your family's Thanksgiving Day turkey the same way year in and year out. "Buy it, thaw it, prep it, roast it, and then serve it" is still the way most of us prefer to go, but if you're open-minded and experimental, there are other ways to go about it.

Here in the Rockford area, we've had plenty of wet weather leading up to summer. While that's been great for crops and landscaping, it brings with it an unpleasant side-effect. More mosquitoes.

I don't remember the first time my wife and I went searching for ways to get our newborn son to stop crying, but I seem to recall there were lots and lots of people with advice on the topic. Some suggestions included: Quiet things down in the house Make lots of noise in the house Swaddle him up Don't you dare swaddle him up Rock him Hold him very still Take a car ride because the vibrations will

It's that time of year that I frequently embarrass myself due to my complete lack of skill in the gift-wrapping department. As a matter of fact, my wife loves it when I wrap something because, in her words, "It's cute...like a little kid did it...