Joanne Fritz will always remember the way her mother tenderly clutched a stuffed animal during her stay at a nursing home. It was a little brown and white dog, the one Fritz now keeps in her North ...

It's happened to all of us, probably more than once. We finish folding a load of laundry only to discover that a few socks have lost their mates. Blame it on the washing machine monster or the dryer ...

Finally, a use for all those lost socks! Think beyond the classic sock monkey and turn old stray socks into cute and creative afternoon crafts that the kids will love. Every family has a growing pile ...