Thursday, July 23rd, 2009
This is a day made just for kids. These two items permanently reside on Ben’s favorite food list, which I’m sure will make it onto today’s menu. Ben is currently “NPO”, meaning he cannot eat in the hours before his surgery. We are to check in at 12:30 PM today with surgery scheduled for 2:30 [...]
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Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009
Peaceful. Serene. Slight swaying motion rocking away any worries or fears, lulling you into a restful state. I could use some of that about now. My husband got me a hammock for my birthday. I’ve been able to enjoy it exactly once – on my actual birthday. I laid in my new hammock with Ben [...]
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Tuesday, July 21st, 2009
Oh, I love this day. As I type this I’m wrangling a can of sour cream and onion Pringles (the ones in the green can) from my son. I know… cut the kid some slack. Right? Potato chips are my vice. Ultimately, I like them to be substantial in shape and texture but that doesn’t [...]
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Monday, July 20th, 2009
Here’s the scoop on the Bean (he’s recently asked me to stop calling him this but I didn’t think my readers would mind): Dr. Greffe called to say that he’s consulted with Dr. Maris at Children’s Hospital of Philadelpia (CHoP), Dr. Matthay in San Francisco, and Dr. Cohn in Chicago. They are all Neuroblastoma experts. [...]
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Friday, July 17th, 2009
Okie dokie. I had to look this up because I’ve never heard of a yellow pig, let alone celebrate its National holiday. Here’s what I found: The Yellow Pig was the brainstorm of mathematicians Michael Spivak and David C. Kelly in the early 1960′s. They were students at Princeton University, studying mathematics. History was made [...]
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