Field Trips are Awesome!

I don’t get to go on them as often as I used to because I have too many kids now to fit in the van. Plus, taking six littles somewhere as opposed to four – not so fun for me. And especially not so fun for all the people who see us coming. Their eyes get as...

Newsflash: Republican (Hearts) Neal

The Springfield Republican ran a glowing endorsement of U.S. Rep. Richie Neal this weekend—no surprise there; the Republican would go steady with Neal if it could—while beating the lemon off one of his two Democratic challengers for the 1st Congressional...