We're well into April now, and it's time for me to plan my garden. But I wouldn't dream of plotting what to plant without involving my son. He's not exactly what I'd call an avid gardener, but both at school and at home, he's been involved in gardening projects since he was big enough to drop a seed into the ground. Now he helps brainstorm which vegetables we should grow this year.

As long as your project is age-appropriate, gardening can be mind-expanding, creative fun for kids. Here are 10 gardening project for kids, going from easy to more advanced. 

They say you don't know what you've got till it's gone, and if you want to really know what you've got in a warm, comfy bed that's all yours, then a good way to do it is to sleep outside like a homeless person. And one hotel Sweden is offering people that very opportunity. Yay! Because I mean in Sweden it's probably very exotic to sleep like a homeless person. Me? Nah. I live in Brooklyn. I see homeless people all of the time. Just yesterday, I spent 15 minutes on the subway trying to wake up a sleeping (or unconscious) homeless person -- I never did figure out which -- whose cart was flying all over the place and into people. And, yes, I did report his condition to the authorities, because I was worried he was sick. But back to this hotel.

So you may have heard, winter storm Nemo just blew through and buried much of the Northeast in snow. Some folks are still digging their way out, but the fun goes on! This morning we had that kind of rain that turns snow into gray, mucky slush, and it's been 50 shades of yuck all over town. Add to that the freezing temps we've had all winter and you know what? I've gotta get out of here!

I am so ready for a warm-weather escape. At the end of the week, we're heading south -- to Houston for my grandma's 95th birthday. We'll definitely enjoy the warmer weather there, and I'll enjoy seeing my family. But here are five other body-and-soul-warming vacation destinations I wish I could visit right now.

OMG. You know when you see something and say, "Wow. You just can't make this stuff up"? Yeah, this is one of those times.

Watching a baby take his or her first steps is one of the most exciting moments in a parent's life, and naturally, most of us do our best to capture the milestone on video if at all possible.

But one mom has a whole other reason besides capturing the moment on film to remind her of the very first time her daughter walked, because immediately after she took her first steps, the dog pooped on the floor, and the baby fell into the poop.

The Kellogg family lives in their dream house ... but it isn’t what you’d expect a “typical” dream house to look like. There is no indoor swimming pool or theatre, no expansive dining room or impressive kitchen, and quarters are actually pretty tight. And there’s only one bathroom for the family of 14. Oh yeah, and it’s on wheels.

The Kellogg’s love adventure and the outdoors so much that they recently decided to sell their Colorado home and hit the road in a 36-foot RV. Mom Susie said, “We wanted to get rid of the mortgage … get rid of the car payments and breathe.”

Blehhh, winter can be so ugly some days. It's an incredibly gray day here today and I think the sun itself has seasonal affective disorder and is hibernating. I've almost forgotten what green plants look like. Remember summer gardening? Your yard a riot of reds, yellows, greens of every shade? Those were the good old days. Spring seems so far away.

Well, if you're feeling the winter blues, I have a perfect cure for you. No, I'm not giving away trips to Fiji. (I wish!) But you can do this right here, right now. Have look at these glorious gardening Pinterest boards and indulge in a little daydreaming. Here are 9 garden boards you should follow now.

Winter can be an ugly time for gardens. We all love the sight of a garden covered in a fresh blanket of snow. Dark bare branches, seed pods, and icicles can look hauntingly gorgeous. But when the snow melts away -- or if you never get that snow at all? Bleh. You're looking at a dreary deathscape of brown and gray.

So how do you beautify your garden in the winter? I refuse to believe that closing the drapes for three months is the only answer! Here are some ideas for helping your garden look its best even through the dark days of winter.

Just because they're royalty doesn't make them exempt from everyday household problems, and now Prince William and Kate Middleton's swimming pool at their country home has supposedly become the source of a major renovation project.

(OMG. You guys are going to love this one.)

Apparently the pool's current location at their home in Norfolk, Anmer Hall, doesn't provide the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge with enough sunlight or enough privacy. My my, what are a prince and princess to do with such an unfortunate situation? Duh, move the pool, of course!