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…

Sarah cooked dinner for the family on Saturday night with the recipe below being the star of the show. Our family has enjoyed this dish for over 20 years–simple, quick and delicious. …

Today, Sarah and I are headed to Regent University in Virginia Beach, VA to take a look at the campus and attend a few sessions on various things related to college-dom. At this point, Campbell and Regent are her two top choices. She’ll be making a final decision soon. We are leaving at 6:15 a.m. which is a wee bit early to get my middle-aged…

Fourteen years ago, a visitor stood nervously by Sarah’s hospital bed. He was obviously ill at ease in a medical setting, shifting from foot to foot, trying to come up with something appropriate to say. He finally managed to blurt out, “We had a neighbor child a few years ago who also had Neuroblastoma. She died six months after she was diagnosed.”…