Ahhhh...... We are now on island time. The destination is a familiar place. In fact, we fell in love with Hutchinson Island in the early nineties when our family spent time here during several consecutive summers. It was a great place to host 'mommy camp' as our daughter called it and we all have fond …
Little Milestones – August Recap
We just passed the one month mark of our transition to being home free. The first three weeks were filled with 'fix it' projects and acclimating to our new living arrangement with my MIL. Both of us have had a moment of 'I miss this or that', about the old house, but mostly we are …
Boomerang Kids
It has been nearly three weeks since we moved into Malcolm's mom's home, and almost every waking hour of that time has been spent creating a new normal. We are making progress but adjustments, like the three of us are making, require compromise, patience and time. When we considered a 'shared residence' with Malcolm's mom …
moving – not for the timid
Malcolm and I have always valued experiences over stuff, but lately, we have been forced to face reality. We have a lot of stuff! While most of it enhances our lifestyle and is valued, a lot of it is simply excess. We have always been diligent about 'spring cleaning' and managing our clutter, or so …
From Play Time to Reality
Even as the heat and humidity descended upon South Florida, June got off to an entertaining start. A belated Mother's Day celebration in Palm Beach, followed by a weekend in Boca Grande quickly became our first and likely our last hurrah of the summer. Life happens. In early June our daughter treated me to an …
Picture Retirement 