This week on planet Earth

This is it, surgery week.  Each of Ethan’s surgeries has come with its challenges.  This time it is that he has to fast for 4 days.  He can have liquids, but I cannot imagine that making much of a difference.
Over the weekend, we took him to Hershey Park.  Today Jenn is taking him to our [...]

25 Things about Me

 

I could never answer the question:  What do you want to be when you grow up?
I had two reoccurring nightmares as a child.

Jesus is tied to the railroad tracks and I am trying to untie him before the train rolls over him.
Satan is in the sewer drain and drags me by the ankles to hell.

I [...]

The Ick Factor…rated G for Gross

Halloween was great…blah blah blah.
 
So this morning, I was doing the “procedure” with my spawn, when the catheter came out of his rear.  This is a bad thing.  Trust me.  One word sums it up spray.
 
Sooooo I was a little grossed out (trust me on this…I am not easily grossed out).  Luckily my wife was [...]

Sunday school *3

Week 3 of Sunday school:  This week is about being thankful.  It is funny how I can be so cynical in adult worship, but so open to God while teaching Sunday school.  In spite of all my negative mutterings on this blog, I am stunned by God’s sustaining my family.  Statistically, I should be divorced [...]

Ill Fated Trip to Cox’s Farm

 
This picture just about says it all.  We got to the pumpkin patch and spent about an hour there.  We found a picnic table for lunch.  While Ethan and I waited, Jenn went and got our food.  By the time she got back, Ethan was almost crying with ear pain. 
 
We dashed off to target [...]

Sunday School, Part II, Electric Boogaloo

Ah…much better.
 
I taught Sunday school again this week and it went much better.  Last week I had 14 kids by myself and well…it did not go well.
 
What a difference a week makes.  For one thing, I was not alone.  Also, the curriculum was much more meaty this week.
 
On a totally different note, we went to [...]

Gut Check

Ethan had an endoscopy today.  We were hoping the esophogitis might have gotten a little better.  No dice.  We have alleviated almost every allergen from his diet and stopped allergy shots.  But there is no change.  We will probably have to go back to Johns Hopkins for more tests.  Oh joy.
 
On other fronts, we are [...]

Outta the Park

Some days are just better than other.  Some days are just great.  Today is one of those days.
 
Work was work; but I did have a nice lunch out in the pavilion. 
 
After work, I took Ethan to his baseball game.  It was a perfect night for baseball.  We were on the nice field, it was [...]

Sorry

Last night Jenn and I were lazing around the house watching “Terminator” reruns.  Ethan came in for the night so we switched off that channel and tried to find something age appropriate.  The Incredibles was on, but Ethan was not interested.  He wanted to watch The Backyardigans.  My brain can only coast in neutral so [...]

47,414

47,414 sounds like a big number.  It is the number of feet from my old house to my new house.  It might as well be an infinite number.  It is sad really.  The town I used to live in was older, but it was very charming.  It used to be a community of small single [...]