Sunday night, my brother and his family arrived from Minnesota, diligently carting with them some of their cold northern air with which to replace our warm southern air. But that’s okay. We let them stay anyway.…

 Love. This.…

Whenever Meagan posts a new picture of Noah on Facebook, I always become overcome  with Proud Grandma Feelings and get the immediate, irresistible, unexplainable, uncontrollable urge to share said picture with (at least) half of the free world. So. Please excuse me for a moment while I do just that. …

I’ve just been sitting here thinking ahead to Thanksgiving week and the happy (maybe even occasionally chaotic) busyness that will be entering our lives.…