Earlier in the week, Tommy called to tell me he wanted to stay on campus for the weekend. He then asked me to make the 4 hour round trip drive to give him clean laundry. I told him he could go into town and buy himself a pair of jeans and a bag of underwear […]
Remember several years ago when Tommy did this to his forehead? This past weekend, Noah went camping with the Boy Scouts. He came home looking like this: He also had a circular hickey on his arm and his abdomen. I stopped looking for the odd marks after that. I don’t want to know if there […]
I can’t believe this guy . . . . . . looked like this at the 1996 Olympics or this little guy the day we brought him home. The traditional on the way to the hospital picture, just because it’s funny. Yes, those are clothes, not pajamas.
I have been having recurring dreams lately. In one of them, I am moving Tommy into his dorm in my jammies. In the dream, I am aware that I need to get dressed, I just don’t seem able to do so. Don’t you hate it when your dreams are so obvious you can’t ignore them?
Tommy: “Why don’t you ever let Sarah or I drive when you’re in the car?” Me: “Because I am delicately balanced between sanity and insanity. Your father is already insane, so he has nothing to lose. He will teach you to drive.” Tommy: “Oh, that makes sense.”
One of the other scout parents has “concerns” about Tommy attending Boy Scout camp for a week without Doug there also. The person who was asked to relay this information only gave us one quote. “Is Tommy annoying on purpose?” I asked the concerned parent if they are annoying on purpose. No. I would not […]
About five years ago I had to take Tommy to another city for a medical test. The test began at 7 a.m. and required that he stay awake the entire night before. Tommy can’t stay awake if he takes his meds, so sans medication, Tommy and I checked into a hotel near the hospital. As […]
It’s no longer the weekend, but I’ll tell one more story in honor of Barry who is enjoying the week at Disney World. Our entire extended family went to Disney in December of 2000. It was a wonderful trip but the memory that hangs with me is about Tommy disappearing for hours in the Animal […]