I just wanted to mention that late last week, we reached a Smithellaneous milestone: 20,000 comments in a little over 5 years.  (About half of those comments were me replying to your comments.)  Sharyn McDonald was the one who left the 20,000th comment. Thanks everyone, for making this such a great, interactive community.…

Friday night, Sarah and I took ourselves off to see the Lost Colony. In its 80th season, it is the longest running outdoor drama in the United States. …

The first thing on my Official Blogging Agenda today is to let you know that we got the heart monitor results back yesterday. I went with Sarah to the appointment and as we left the building, I couldn’t resist getting a picture of our two vehicles hanging out together such in a congenial manner.  (She had driven separately from work.)  …

We do not yet have a report back from Sarah’s heart 24-hour monitoring. We should hear something in the next day or two.  Sarah also has a follow-up visit with our family doctor Wednesday.…