Hi. It’s Summer. The other night at dinner my mom said to my dad, “I was at the vet today picking up dog food and I saw a chart which said that Summer is already forty years old in people years.”…

I am a late-in-life tea drinker.  It was about a year ago that I actually (finally) started to enjoy the taste of hot tea.  Since I have never been a coffee drinker (love the smell; hate the taste) I am thrilled to finally have a hot liquid I can so happily imbibe. I have settled on green tea (with orange passion fruit and jasmine) to…

Need a smile today? I’ve pulled out one of my all time favorite, smile-inducing posts. Really and truly. I love this one. (I wrote this back when I still didn’t know what that mysterious shutter speed button thingy did so the pictures are a wee bit blurry.)  …

When Nathan and Meagan attended church with us during their Christmas visit, (Grandpa) Steve asked us all to come forward so that we could introduce the newest Smith Fella to the congregation.  Of course, everyone oohed and ahhed over the Cuteness That Was Noah.…