Out of Sorts

I don’t know if this is a common experience of parents of children with congenital illnesses or if it is just me. I like to call it echo stress. Every time we have a surgery or major procedure, it progress as follows: First you hear about the need for a procedure and [...]

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 [...]

Some assembly required

This weekend Jenn and I are enjoying a rare treat. We have house guests. We so rarely get to visit home, that when someone from Colorado or California visits it is like a postcard from childhood.

Our friends are my best friend’s sister and her family. They are missionaries from Slovakia, so they [...]

Gonzo Week

Last week was one crazy week. Hmmm…where to start. So starting on Sunday, I had to fly to Orlando for a conference. I drove myself to the airport and left my car in long term parking, fully expecting to drive it home when I returned. More on that later

I checked in [...]

Narcissistic me??!

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Cutting Up

As is usually the case with the medical profession, Ethan’s July 7th surgery dated got bumped. It took us 3 weeks to get another date. The new day is August 7th. Waiting waiting, always waiting.
Our vacation plans were goofed up, but I am sure we will salvage some time. Now I just need to quietly [...]

Senior Smoothy Buns

We got a dog.  Jenn finally broke and let me get one.  It took 14 years, but I prevailed.  But don’t let her kid you, she loves him too.
His name is Friday, even though we got him on Saturday.  It was Ethan’s idea and we liked it much more than his other suggestion which was [...]

SB is out the door

So the project that has been all consuming in my life has gone into preproduction. That gives me a bit of a breather for awhile.

I hate that when others cannot be bothered to plan and meet deadline, I am left to clean up the mess. I basically end up throwing all of [...]

Lawrdy Lawrd

Oh my, it has been a while hasn’t it. I have been buried in work and training. It is still not over, but it is getting better.

So what is up with me? Glad you asked.

Last Tuesday, Ethan had his latest Dr visit. They were concerned about the growing discrepancy in his [...]

Another Weird Dream

Last night I had another one of “those” dreams. I would love to hear what Freud would say about this one:

So I am taking a shower and there is an audience. I am shaving my legs, but it is not hair (as if that makes it better). Long gooey strands of green [...]