Contains essays pulled from Goode’s blog about her experiences adjusting to marriage and parenthood in rural Michigan. Confronted with squirrels in the kitchen, rampaging roosters in the driveway, and a fussy eater who refuses to eat anything but salami-and-Velveeta omelets, Goode seeks out the humor in every situation, no matter how frustrating or strange. She […]

When Claire’s grandfather and his army buddies converge in the Arizona desert, it’s her thankless job to keep them out of trouble with the opposite sex. But when she finds a human leg bone and partners with a reluctant geotechnician to dig up secrets from the past, trouble finds her. If she doesn’t stop digging, […]