Last week, a somber occurrence took place at the Smith House. Sarah grew up. Now I understand that growing up generally consists of a process– a process made up of life’s subtle shadings that shift slowly from moment to moment, year to year, and season to season. But not in this case. In this case, the growing up happened in just a matter of moments.…

Do you all remember this post?  Well, today I’m going to do an update on it. Here is the picture that was the centerpiece of that post.…

A Few More Family Reunion/Grad Photos How do you know you have a lot of people in one’s house?   By the shoe pile, that’s how!  (Actually, this is only a partial pile; there was another pile in a nearby closet.)…

As hard as it is may be to believe, Steve, Sarah and I slept soundly through most of the night– even right when the hurricane was at its worst.  From what I can tell by Faceook posts from area friends, a lot of them were up almost all night so I’m grateful for a good night’s sleep in spite of the howling and the raging…