Dec 25, 2014 | A Day In My Life
“Thank you so much for taking the kids to see Santa. It was so kind of you and Louis. The kids were really looking forward to it,” I said to Thelma Detweiler, mother of my fiancé, Detective Chad Detweiler. “You’re entirely welcome. Could we talk in private?” Thelma...
Dec 24, 2014 | A Day In My Life
December 24 Hi, my name is Zoe Donovan. I’m a newly engaged animal rescue worker. It’s Christmas Eve, and as I do every year, I’ve carved out a little time just for me. The snow is falling gently on the busy sidewalk as holiday shoppers scurry from one brightly lit...
Dec 23, 2014 | A Day In My Life
I have been trying to persuade Geri that we should open a detective agency called Sullivan and Sullivan. Of course, that first Sullivan would stand for me, Pepe Sullivan. I adopted that last name when I was adopted by Geri at the start of the year. I was one of a...
Dec 22, 2014 | A Day In My Life
My average day is just like the average day of most other fifth graders: I get up the morning, get ready for school, get some breakfast, get driven to school, spend the day there, then get driven home and cook dinner—okay, that part’s a little unusual, but I like...
Dec 20, 2014 | A Day In My Life
Hi, I’m Rosa Mancini—matriarch of my wonderful family, co-owner of Mancini Deli (over on Park Place in South Shore Beach), and murderabilia collector. Yes, I’m aware that’s bizarre, but let me explain. My husband is a regular man. He isn’t much affected by life’s...
Dec 19, 2014 | A Day In My Life
Do yourself a favor, never move in with your father. Especially if he’s an early bird. Because your father, if he’s anywhere near as annoying as mine, will wake you up at the crack of dawn. We’re talking every day. Drives. Me. Nuts! Dad keeps insisting we Baxters are...
