I had a new experience last week. A first. Andrew and I went to an NFL game--Panthers and Dolphins in Charlotte on a Thursday night. Go, Panthers! We joined 75,000 other fans to cheer for the home team. Actually, sometimes it felt like we were...

I don't know how people in the northwest can handle the long-lasting cloudiness and storms. We had three days of it last week and I was aching to see the sun again. When it broke through the clouds, we took full advantage. We've decided we want to...

It's never good when there's a smell coming from your bedroom and you can't quite figure out what it is. And it's not a pleasant smell. Last Friday morning, I thought I caught a whiff of a stinky diaper in our room, but I couldn't figure out what it...

We celebrated another birthday for Old Man Sweat. Actually, he seems younger this year than he did last. The herniated disk, sprained ankle, and kidney stone are behind us (for now) and he's like a new man. Still kickin' He took it easy on me this...

My cousin-in-law, Destinee, is a professional photographer. Let me tell you, that girl has got skills. She did a photo shoot for us back in Sept. We had to wake Caroline up from her afternoon nap. For future reference, I don't recommend that. She...