Steve and I told both kids when they were young that  whatever they saved for a car, we would match. Our goal was to get them a first car that would last them at least six years and start them into young adulthood with no car payments. Nathan is still driving that Nissan he bought almost eight years ago!…

 Just to let everyone know that the Christmas Countdown has begun. This fine-looking couple (and their equally fine-looking son) will land at the Norfolk airport Friday at 8 p.m. for a ten-day visit. Hooray!…

Just wanted to check in briefly to say hello and to apologize for the dearth of posts this week.   Everything is okay here–we just had some unexpected events and scheduling complexities to work around this week in addition to the three of us all dealing with a variety of ailments and illnesses.…

Last Tuesday afternoon I discovered that the company I wanted to order photo Christmas cards from had a big sale ending at midnight. But alas, I had no family photo to put on said photo cards.  And what good is a family photo card without a family photo? And so I went into full-fledged Missing Family Photo Panic Mode.  (Don’t try this at home.)…