The last installment of the update—home stuff Sam and I are adjusting to sleeping at a new height. Yes—height. I’ve lusted after a captain’s bed for some time, because of the storage possibilities and how much more walker/wheelchair friendly our…
Give Sambear hugs!
My poor baby survived appendicitis – two weekends in a row! He finally saw a doctor this week and drank the nasty barium shake so they could see his innards. The verdict is that the appendix needs to come out,…
Quote of the Day, Happy Half-Hour
“We worry about what a child will be tomorrow, yet we forget that he is someone today.” – Stacia Tauscher, quoted in The Change Your Life Challenge by Brooke Noel. One of Noel’s suggestions is to have a regular “happy…
Monday: sick kid, annoying doctors
Katie is under the weather, and after I realized she’d been exposed to strep throat last week I took her to the doctor today. Seeing the doctor took far less time than finding a doctor to see. Her “primary care…
Over my Flickr Limit? Fun With Photos
I’ve been uploading some of the photographs I have scattered all over my hard drive, most of them of Katie. Somehow, I outdid my Flickr upload limit for the month! I’ve had that account for eons and have no idea…
My heart has been stolen!
By a dark, blue-eyed stranger who walked up to me last night. He looked into my eyes and I was gone! We think he’s about 8 weeks old. He’s very skittish right now, preferring to stay out of sight and…
Saturday
Katie and I just returned from running errands. I had a nice, relaxing ride, chauffered by her. I love it. We got the last bit of paperwork done in preparation for her departure on a cruise to the Bahamas this…
They’re STILL here!
Wait—did I mention it? No, because I was trying not to whine. We’ve had contractors here for weeks and weeks, repairing the bathroom that was sliding into the crawl space. No, really. I have pictures. The floor was falling in,…
It’s funny
…what you can consider peaceful. There are a half-dozen teens in the next room with sambear playing Vampire. This is a cozy evening at home for us. I chose not to hide out in the bedroom this time, but to…
Got a Truck?
We really, really need to borrow a pickup truck. Pretty please? Quickly? Nearly done moving!