My sister-in-law and my baby niece, Belle, recently wrapped up a visit to this side of the family. My sister-in-law is currently living in Birmingham, Alabama (which is where she was born and raised) with her mother and stepfather, waiting for the Captain’s return from Iraq. This was the first time that I’d seen Belle, […]

The Webmaster has gotten to use the grill twice this last weekend, and I’m really enjoying it. All I have to do is hand him the meat/fish/chicken, and say, “Go to it!” The house stays cooler, even though I still run a few things in the microwave. It’s a very nice grill. The Webmaster has […]

With Baby Boy’s birthday coming up in a month, my Obachan said to me all of a sudden yesterday, “I don’t have anything for him for his birthday! Let’s go shopping and you can help me pick things out.” As my mom will point out, I am usually a sucker when Obachan says things like […]

(With apologies to MIM) Today is my mother’s birthday. I consider myself very fortunate that my mother is only 20 years older than me. If all continues well, I will have her around for a very long time. In the meantime, I’m turning into her. It’s the voice. We sound alike enough over the phone […]