The holidays are an exciting time of year for all members of the household, but especially for your four-footed friends! It can be a challenge to keep the enthusiasm to a minimum with an energized pup or stubborn kitten, and once those decorations go up and the food comes out, there’s really no telling what they’ll get their little paws into. While this season can bring joy, if you’re not careful about pet-proofing your home,

The spookiest season in Texas is here. On Halloween, an evening when millions of Americans wear costumes, run around in the dark, willingly take candy from strangers and try to scare themselves silly, well, a lot can go wrong.  Here are some not-so-spooky suggestions to keep you and your kids safe this Halloween. Halloween home safety: Don’t let young children carve pumpkins, and use candles and other decorations appropriately. On Halloween night, make sure your

Hayride Safety 101 There’s perhaps nothing that more embodies fall than heading down to the local pumpkin patch. You can pick out the perfect gourd for carving, purchase apple cider, wander through a corn maze and hop on a hayride. Who doesn’t enjoy riding through a farm or orchard while sitting on a bale of hay? I’ve enjoyed plenty of them. But you should also be mindful of the dangers they present. I heard the

Thinking about your death is hardly the most enjoyable way to spend your life. But that’s not the only reason people avoid shopping for life insurance. There are a lot of misperceptions about how to buy life insurance. That confusion is part of the reason 54% of Americans say it’s unlikely they’ll buy life insurance within the next year, according to the 2015 Insurance Barometer Study from Life Happens and LIMRA. Here are some of the