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Janet and I are fortunate that our family is so close to us. Not only geographically but also in the ways that we live life together. When Janet and I were first married, we decided to have our children when…

In the last 10 years or so, I have taken up learning how to make sausage, pulled pork, brisket, kielbasa, meatloaf and a host of other items in our smoker. In fact, we have named my hobby “Scotty’s Smokehouse.” I…

Saturday, our great country celebrates its 250th birthday. We have come a long way from the days of British rule and celebrations, complete with fireworks, are being planned around the nation. Colonial Williamsburg is expecting 500,000-700,00 visitors per day to…

This past Friday, I was headed home after an errand to the local Best Buy store. I finally had to upgrade my iMac that I have had close to 10 years now. Andrew convinced me that now that I am…

Our daughter, Kristin, and her husband, took this week off to travel to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. They love it up there and usually stay near St. Ignace. Not that there is anything special up north but they love…