I took this picture last night while out to dinner with a client. Sometimes doing silly tourist things where you live is a good way to remind yourself that it isn’t really that bad where you are. Even if it is Pittsburgh.

We just had a very emotional service for the girls’ first deceased pet, Lightening the Snail. He was a good mollusk. He passed away while we were at the beach, at least that’s a guess based on the amount of growth on his shell. Despite that, as he…

Tonight was Chloe’s last tball game. Likely ever. She did well. Picked a couple flowers. Faced away from homeplate and danced a little dance while playing the hot corner. Let’s face it, she’s an intimidating presence in the field. No even tried to…

Today was our last day here in the Outer Banks. We spent the morning on the beach, and the afternoon with “Rick’s Jeep Adventures” driving the north beaches looking for wild horses. Our guide Chris and the trip were great. Not everyday do you get …

Grammy wanted to take us to dinner tonight so she spent some time researching on line and finally settled on a place called ‘Route 12 Steak and Seafood.’ To me, the menu looked amazing. Lots of choices and some unique sounding flavors using local …

The grown-ups had a date tonight at the Sunset Grill in Duck. The food was okay, but the view over the sound was amazing. The picture is the view from our table. Not bad. The reason its the Final Sunset, although I’m sure it was on the news tonigh…

For each of the last four years we’ve been coming here, we have made a trip to Jockey’s Ridge at the some point. The highlight for the kids of this trip being kite flying. Each year I get mad and frustrated trying to fly a kite. (No kite will ever…

Near our house is a little pond with a large turtle population. So we took a bunch of bread and went to enjoy feeding the reptiles. It was a little creepy to watch all the heads approach when the bread started hitting the water. While the kids thr…

Rylie and Cousin It are enjoying playing in the sand. Especially after Chloe’s nap. It has been a nice relaxing day at the beach. The water is still a little cold…

Rylie was just modestly explaining to me how cute she looks in the hammock. So I asked her to show me. And guess what? She was right. Today will likely be a lazy day at the beach, followed by an easy dinner. The weather is forecast to be low 80s, …