As hard as it is may be to believe, Steve, Sarah and I slept soundly through most of the night– even right when the hurricane was at its worst.  From what I can tell by Faceook posts from area friends, a lot of them were up almost all night so I’m grateful for a good night’s sleep in spite of the howling and the raging…

You know a hurricane has you in its sights when you see the following things . . . The local hospital (where I had to go for  blood work today due to elevated liver function) starts fastening shutters in place.…

Okay, so here’s the deal. Although I don’t want to inundate you with endless photos of Sarah’s graduation and our visiting family activities, I just can’t seem to help myself because I believe that pictures and memories are made to be shared! And so here are a few more pictures from that special week–I’ll call them front porch memories.…

Sometimes we bloggers have a tendency to only post pictures our homes (and our families) when they’re at their loveliest so that other people will think we have it together. All the time. Well, I don’t. (Have it together, that is) And just to prove that point to you, here was the state of our bedroom a couple of days ago.…