Just wanted to check in briefly to say hello and to apologize for the dearth of posts this week.   Everything is okay here–we just had some unexpected events and scheduling complexities to work around this week in addition to the three of us all dealing with a variety of ailments and illnesses.…

Last Tuesday afternoon I discovered that the company I wanted to order photo Christmas cards from had a big sale ending at midnight. But alas, I had no family photo to put on said photo cards.  And what good is a family photo card without a family photo? And so I went into full-fledged Missing Family Photo Panic Mode.  (Don’t try this at home.)…

I am not one to take a lot of selfies but every once in a while, I give into the temptation just so that I can feel like I am “with it.”  (With what, I don’t know.) From careful observation, it seems to me that most selfies are taken in the car and usually, the person who is the star of the selfie is not…

For the fourth Thanksgiving in a row, our family hosted the men of Dare Challenge, a local faith-based drug and alcohol rehab center. Here are a few photos of the merriment.…