The Minnesota Zoo's popular dolphin program will end this fall.  

Car seats expire. Kids outgrow them. Or a minor car accident requires replacing the booster or safety seat. But what can you do with the remaining seats, besides piling them up in the rafters of your garage like I do? Why, recycle them, of course, through the Recycling Association of Minnesota's new REseat program.  

No matter how you try to shield siblings, they are savvy to the dysfunction, worry and concern that accompany substance abuse -- even if they don't fully know the specifics or understand the circumstances.  

I wasn't invited to give a graduation speech this spring. Still, I was prepared. And since a good speech is a terrible thing to waste, I offer it to you now.  

Q My ex asked me if the kids could come over for an hour or two and spend some time with his wife on Mother's Day. Is he kidding me? We have been divorced for five years and I hate that they spend time with her. I guess I have to get used to it because the kids seem to really like her -- and I don't foresee them breaking up in the near future. Do you have any ex-etiquette tips to deal with this? I'm jealous beyond belief, but I know I have to get a handle on it. Help!  

The wife was at book club, and I had two kids to feed. I decided to head to Mendota Heights and a restaurant called Mendoberri. We heard it was family friendly and focused on locally sourced food for kids and adults.  

Cake batter is the new Concrete Mixer at Culver's. In case you're wondering, vanilla cake batter and hunks of vanilla cake are added to the vanilla frozen custard. Due to popular demand, the Wisconsin chain also has brought back the brownie batter Concrete Mixer.