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Goal #1 – Take Full Advantage of Having My Husband Home 24/7 On Monday it snowed 8 inches, but by the time Friday rolled around the HH and I were both working hard in the garden from sun up to sun down. Our house doesn’t have gutters {maybe it’s a New England thing because of all the snow that accumulates in winter? I don’t know}. So we are moving the pea gravel a little at a time to where the snow melt hits on the ground but it’s been slow going. Our current outdoor projects include removing the previous owners...

Imagine coming home one day to find that lightning has struck the mature tree next to your house, which fell on your garage, causing major damage. Do you know what’s typically covered by your homeowners insurance policy, and would this be included? Agent Wade Wostal works closely with an insurance agent in his building. He’s seen cases where homeowners thought they’d found a cheaper policy elsewhere, but “there’s too many loopholes out there, there’s too many people out there who do offer coverage and they don’t explain what it’s in the policy,” and the cheaper policy had unfortunate coverage gaps....

Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. It's a classic good news, bad news, good news story.  In early April, many people needing help paying their mortgage because of financial woes caused by the coronavirus crisis were heartened to learn that they could hold off payments for a year without any late fees or extra charges, thanks to the recently passed $2.2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.  But when they contacted their mortgage companies to avail themselves of the provision, they were told about a big catch: They’d have to make up...

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Photo: Suzanne Weerts He was nine pounds when I met him. Somehow I’d squeezed all nine of those pounds out of me with no medication. “Hello you!” I said, holding him in my arms as the night nurse tried to put him in the bassinet. “You should get some rest,” she said. “No, I’ll just keep him right here by my side.” I wasn’t afraid of crushing him in my sleep like I was with his older sister. I wanted to drink him in and imprint his utter perfection alone in that peaceful hospital room. I touched his soft cheek...