Evie, "Does George really have to go?"  Me to Evie, "Honey, we've talked about this.  Yes.  George was a wonderful Christmas tree. We're grateful for his service and hope he {and his surprise nest of little spiders} enjoyed the novelty...

We're heading into friendly territory - at least I hope it's friendly and not $$$$$$ territory.  We're taking the Chief to it's mothership to get tune up.  On our way north, we need to make a few overnight stops so we...

I like to try to make connections between what's going on and what we're feeling.  If I had to make a best guess, I'd say our last year was all about strangling every last second of fun out of every...