The Vermont Contingent
Meet Gail and John. Gail is a sister I met back in 1997 shortly after she turned 40. I remember my mother coming over to my house and asking me back then, “Guess...
Partial Distribution
My distribution center is still pretty full, but we are making some progress. In preparation for Heather’s move to a new place, I kept asking her if there were particular items of my mother’s...
Scrapbook: Front Yard
There is a house behind our yard through the woods. We can’t see them, but we can hear them. The kids. Laughing, yelling, and playing outside. It makes me smile. It makes me sad....
Parental Transitioning
The fact that there are many stages of childhood implies there are many stages of parenthood. Our “children” are now at the stage where we are transitioning from being more of a parent to becoming...
Distribution Center
Yesterday was the final push to clear out the condo. I met the movers there at 7, made it up to the Lake by 9:30, headed back home before noon, and the movers left my...
Oh, the Places You’ll Go!
Meagan was traveling for work last week, and while she was away, she would send us a text message and a few photos every day. Upon importing the photos, each photo was labeled with its location. Locations...
The Spice of Life
Weddings one and two are over. So are vacations one and two. Home repairs have been made, and garage doors have been painted. Now for a little bit of the other stuff that has...
The Perfect Family
A bunch of us stuck around the Lake the week after the wedding for a family vacation. And by “bunch”, I mean we were too many to count. The bunch included a food-seeking missile of...
Hitched in a Barn
They were going for casual. They wanted it to be a simple party. But what my brother and newest sister-in-law pulled off was a very elegant wedding, whether they like it or not. She bought...
Doors and Windows
In the few days I have between weddings/vacations, I’ve been keeping busy. First, I managed to bring the saga of my garage doors to a successful close. Sort of. If you recall, Nicole backed...