Coasting Along

On Sunday night I made a big long list of things to get done this week, knocked about five items off yesterday and then collapsed in a sore ...

My friend Beverly and I went to see " Julie and Julia " yesterday, which is a film based on Julie Powell's book of the same n...

Oh me oh my, I am feeling at loose ends tonight. Todd is out fishing with a co-worker when he should be home with me watching "Buffy...

And now for something light-hearted...being a true child of the 80's, I have always loved the band Toto's song "Africa." T...

It has been an interesting time for me, processing all that has happened in the past week. It seems odd that a person can get to be almost 4...

My gosh, what a whirlwind the past three days have been. First, I want to say thank you to everyone who was praying for me and sending good ...

I'm off to Ohio in the early *yawn* hours. Keep your fingers crossed for smooth flights, if you would, and none of those airline shenani...

I was watching "America's Funniest Home Videos" last night for a little dose of humor, and they showed this video of a terrifi...

Well, I've given it some thought and decided to fly home for Grandpa's funeral. I think it's something I will be sorry to miss o...

I got a call today that wasn't unexpected but still made me cry. My Grandpa Martin passed away this morning. He was 91 years old and liv...

So one week ago at this time, I was sitting in the recovery room at the hospital feeling very grumpy and dazed. I weigh seven pounds less th...

My friend Cheryl took me in to get my stitches taken out today and then took me for lunch at Red Robin--aah! Sunshine! People! Activity! Con...

Drains are OUT, what a relief! I am not one to use exclamation points all willy-nilly, but I'm going to throw in a few more to show how ...

Doing good, just very tired today and the drains are still giving me a lot of pain and discomfort. But I get to go in tomorrow to have them ...

Everything's still good here. The only real pain/bother I'm having is with these stupid drains. When they start to hurt too much, I ...

I am home and not doing too bad at all. I was feeling pretty awful when I came out of surgery, and in recovery, and on the drive home, and f...

I'm signing in to say I'll be away for a few days at least. Very, very early Monday morning I'll be heading in for what the hosp...

"When you come along to auctions with me, it's always fun. Because I never know exactly what you're going to do." Thus spo...

The last evening that we were in Ohio visiting, my family got together to have a family portrait taken. The last time we had a formal pictur...

On our last day at home, I got to spend a gorgeous day outside with Tanner and Kylie, and my brother Jeremy, and Todd. Jeremy and the kids a...