It’s been a while since Steve and I have stayed up overnight but that’s what happened Saturday. We had a 12:30 a.m. flight out of Las Vegas which landed at 6 a.m. Sunday. After flying through three time zones–including the end of daylight savings time mid-flight–my body had no clue what time it was when we landed.…

Before I get into our life out west, I’ll share a photo of life back east that I took before we left. Fall is still in full bloom in Charlotte and our deck is a wonderful place to enjoy the coolness and the colors.…

THING ONE When Steve was a toddler, he tried to take his crib apart with a butter knife. When he was twelve, his parents gave him a motorbike and he took the engine apart.  His dad found him in the driveway with pieces laid out everywhere and didn’t scold or reprimand him. He just calmly asked, “Can you put it back together?”   And Steve did.…

Last week Steve and I were sitting in our box-bedecked home when I turned to him and said, “Let’s fly to Vegas.”…