Christmas is always an exciting time around the Smith house! We are a pretty small group so we try to make up for it with as many packages as we can muster. Now don’t get…

You know a festive occasion is taking place at the Smith household if the kitchen sink stops up! Of course, it did just that for our Christmas Eve dinner. Now I don’t like to take…

Last Sunday, Mother and Daddy hosted and engagement luncheon-meet and greet for Leslie’s future in-laws. My house was the scene of the festivities. We had a great time and learned a lot about Mike’s family;…

The first of December, I took a long weekend to visit my very dear Aunt Itsa in Richmond, VA. Aunt Itsa is my aunt through marriage to my mother’s middle brother, Tom. Itsa came to…