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Holidays 2008

Well, another holiday season has come and gone and we’re none the worse for wear (except in the bank account). Jason and Scott really got into the spirit of the season, decorating the house and helping Mommy make cookies and…

Remembering Heather

I must have looked for this photo of my cousin Heather a dozen times in the last two years. I finally stumbled across it by accident in June, just a few days before the anniversary of her death. Today she…

Laura the Teacher

This week Laura finally fulfilled a longtime ambition and began teaching her first college-level course. Laura was approached by VCU’s School of Business to teach a course a couple years ago, but as she was then 8 months pregnant, she…

Hurricane Izzy

Well, we survived Hurricane Isabel with no injuries or property damage, though it did get a little scary for a while. Some neighbors lost trees (and one might lose his house due to a fallen tree), but we just lost…