THING ONE Thirty-five years ago, right here in Charlotte, Nathan Andrew Smith came squalling into the world.  He arrived four days before  Hurricane Hugo roared through the city so we had a newborn and no electricity for about a week.  Not a fun introduction to motherhood but his gurgles and smiles made it all worth it.…

Thanks to everyone who left comments on last week’s posts and felt the loss of our Tippi along with us.  I cried while reading your words and feel blessed to have Tippi’s passing remembered by so many.  …

It’s the day after.  The first morning to wake up without a Tippi in the world.…

After several days of hopes raised and hopes dashed,  we conferred with the vet this afternoon and came to the mutual conclusion that our sweet Tippi has reached the end of the road.…