I am spending my birthday traveling to the cold, flat north. Between Amy’s potty stops and Evan’s need to wiggle stops, it should take the entire day. I’m disappointed that my teenagers stayed in Knoxville to abuse manipulate their grandparents but I’m sure they’ll enjoy not having me around for the weekend. Just for extra […]
Doug and I have started a google calendar for our family activities. We are still adding to it, but if anyone wants access, let me know.
Have I mentioned that over the course of about a month, 4 of my children have birthdays? Yes? Well, I’ll say it a dozen more times before the birthday season has passed. Did I mention that there are several other family birthdays during that same 30 day period? Yes? Well, I’ll just keep freaking out […]
My mother is out of the hospital. She had a pulmonary embolism and the only lingering effect is adding blood thinner to her daily routine and a suggested change of diet. Her plan to be so polite that the hospital would decide she’s fine and let her go home worked. “How are you feeling?” “Fine […]
I am convinced that my family likes to plan their emergency hospital visits so that they occur during holidays. Who needs a nice meal together as a family when you could be eating jello and getting blood drawn at all hours of the night?
Since her diagnosis with Alzheimer’s, the transition from living in her own home to an assisted living facility has been the most difficult thing for my grandmother. Her physical and cognitive downhill slide has been slow and appeared slower because she retained the ability to hide her confusion. Although the periodic anxiety attacks that landed […]
Happy Birthday to my niece Abby!
Today is my father’s birthday. Well, one of them anyway. One of the side effects of being a black market baby is false records that list multiple dates of birth. Happy Day-We-Recognize-As-Your-Birthday Dad.
Evan visited the Great-Grandmother for whom he is named on Thanksgiving.
My father called me from his cell phone this morning and asked me to locate something online. “They don’t make that any more but I’ll try to find a place to order it online.” “I’m almost to Nashville. Find a store there that sells it.” “Dad, if Knoxville doesn’t have it, why would Nashville have […]