Thanksgiving Well, our number of guests for Thanksgiving Dinner has morphed from 18 to 22!   Steve and I have always believed in the “more the merrier” axiom so we  are looking forward to the merriest of times.…

Enjoy a funny story about how two clueless, non-experts (that would be Steve and me) prepared a whole turkey. Also, find lots of good reader advice in the comments about make-ahead recipes and general Thanksgiving tips.…

When it comes to clothing purchases, I am usually all about having a lot of plain tops and bottoms so that I can mix them up without drawing too much attention to each of those basic pieces.  (Refer back to my earlier style post about stars and understudies.) However, in the last couple of months, I did something really, totally, and unbelievably radical.…

CRAZY FELLA Right after church on Sunday, Steve and I took off for Georgia for part 2 (of 4) of the Leadership Training  our church is providing for us. On the way, we stopped in Charlotte to spend the night with Steve’s parents. When we woke up Monday morning, I got completely dressed and went to the kitchen for breakfast. Steve had decided to eat…