by Alison Moore Smith | May 6, 2010 | for Home, for Money
In 1991, we moved thousands of miles away to Boca Raton, Florida. We had two little kids and—after years of college—were flat broke. Our first home was a three-bedroom townhouse in a development called Cypress Lakes. It was a huge step up from college apartment digs....
by Alison Moore Smith | May 6, 2010 | for Body
Half of my family of eight needs corrective eyewear. As of this writing, two wear glasses and the other two wear contacts. One other family member should be wearing glasses, but s/he is in denial about her/his age and is content to squint and hold that teeny, tiny...
by Alison Moore Smith | May 5, 2010 | for Home
When Sam and I married in 1985, the cutting edge way to find an apartment was to go to the university (we were both students) housing office and shuffle through a recipe card box of offerings. The trick was, then, to rush to the unit while beating other couples...
by Alison Moore Smith | May 4, 2010 | for Mind
Forget the commute. Forget bussing. For the past 16 years we've been homeschooling. For the past nine years our own businesses have been our sole means of support and for the past seven years all our businesses have been run from our home. And while we tend not to...
by Alison Moore Smith | May 3, 2010 | Design Your Own House, for Home
The roof trusses are going on! Next to the first shovelful of dirt from the backhoe, this is the most exciting thing going. With the roof on the entire house takes...
