Lifestyle

While we have been knee deep in spring sports with track ending recently for Bubba and softball still in full swing for Reagan, it was a nice change this week when my girls got to attend basketball camp. After the first day, I couldn’t wait to get off work and hear how it went. After all, basketball is my sport of choice.

CHICAGO — The Sweets & Snacks Expo becomes the center of the sweets and snacks universe for the week, said Chris Gindlesperger, senior vice president of public affairs and communications for the National Confectioners Association, which hosts the show, where 800 exhibitors and 16,000 people were expected to attend this year.

Were you ever told by a parent or teacher that you must wear a hat in cold weather because you lose the most heat from your head? That’s true of your home, and it applies to losing cold air as well as heat.

Most knitters saw no hint the relationship was in serious trouble. A few of them, now that they think about it, say there were recent warning signs they missed. But in the end, all of them suffered the ultimate betrayal — they got ghosted.

Q. My ex and I broke up three years ago. We have two boys, ages 15 and 12. Their mother went to live with family in Idaho after we broke up. The children stayed with me in Montana. They visit their mother during breaks and in the summer. Our oldest is telling me that this year he does not want to spend the entire summer in Idaho. He is interested in sports, he has a girlfriend, and he simply does not want to spend that much time away. His brother hears him complain and also wants the time reduced. His mother thinks it’s my fault. I say nothing against her. What’s good ex-etiquette?

I’m probably putting my foot in my mouth for saying this, but Air Jordan, the fabulously successful sneaker line named after former basketball great Michael Jordan, may have to step aside for a new shoe: one named after a guy whose athletic exploits on the playground and the trampoline should be an inspiration to grandfathers everywhere.

I sit on my front porch in the warm May sunshine, happy simply to watch the familiar cars of neighbors passing by.

I’m not the best gardener. But I enjoy working in the soil, especially since we live where lawns and flowers only flourish a few months of the year.

LIMA —Douglas and Gayleen Rhinock and celebrating 45 years of marriage with a private celebration.

Want to lose weight? It’s really just basic math. Burn more calories than you take in. The best way to do that is by eating a healthy diet — reducing your calorie intake — and being physically active, which increases the number of calories burned.