Merry Christmas! Happy New Year! Groundhog Day Greetings!! Is it worth sending out your "Christmas card" 5 weeks after Christmas has ended? I was 75% of the way done when Christmas rolled around, and then life got crazy, blah blah blah, and here we are. I have spent too much time and effort crafting this novel to not share it with the world.  We hope you and your family have had a joyous 2024 and a wonderful holiday(s) so far. We miss our friends and family who live far from us and hope you all are doing well! Here are a couple updates from the Shipley family.  It’s been 18 months since we moved to Leland, and are fast making friends and “family away from family” here in our new home. Winter, spring, summer, and fall all included the beach, home projects have commenced, and we are slowly adjusting to a new place after living in Durham for so long! Family favorites included a trip to Puerto Rico in February with the Shipleys to celebrate Matt's mom's 60th birthday, a t...