Friday night, Steve and Sarah took themselves off on a Daddy/Daughter Date. They had dinner out and then attended our local theater’s production of Music Man which is one of our family’s favorites. (Steve and Nathan saw it on Broadway back in 2001 and Nathan has been hooked ever since.) They had a lovely night out and I had a lovely night in. Life has…
I celebrated my 54th birthday on March 8 and as a gift to myself, I switched my day off from Friday to Tuesday so that I could do some fun, birthday-type things on my official, birthday-type day. Some of that fun stuff included puttering around for the afternoon at several of my favorite thrift stores (I had birthday money to spend!) and then driving over to…
For the past six weeks or so, Steve and I have been living and breathing preparation for the Easter drama. Steve estimates he’s spent a hundred extra hours (over and above his regular pastoral/music responsibilities) working on sets, lights, rehearsals, and learning his lines. In the pursuit of getting all of his tasks accomplished, he had to bring in a lift that enables workers to…
Not a lot going on here except for blustery, windy, rainy March weather. Is anyone else ready for some springtime? I’m happy to announce that in the face of all the bleary blustry-ness, I finally found a brown poncho. And it was just four dollars! I had spent a couple of years looking for one and was beyond happy to finally make its acquaintance in the…
It's hard to believe I've been blogging that long. Many of you have been following since the first word was written all those years ago. Thanks to both old-timers and newcomers for being part of our story.
My goal is for Smithellaneous is to be a place where strangers become friends.
