Sunday school *3

Week 3 of Sunday school: This week is about being thankful. It is funny how I can be so cynical in adult worship, but so open to God while teaching Sunday school. In spite of all my negative mutterings on this blog, I am stunned by God’s sustaining my family. Statistically, I should be divorced […]

Ill Fated Trip to Cox’s Farm

This picture just about says it all. We got to the pumpkin patch and spent about an hour there. We found a picnic table for lunch. While Ethan and I waited, Jenn went and got our food. By the time she got back, Ethan was almost crying with ear pain. We dashed off […]

Sunday School, Part II, Electric Boogaloo

Ah…much better. I taught Sunday school again this week and it went much better. Last week I had 14 kids by myself and well…it did not go well. What a difference a week makes. For one thing, I was not alone. Also, the curriculum was much more meaty this week. On a […]

Gut Check

Ethan had an endoscopy today. We were hoping the esophogitis might have gotten a little better. No dice. We have alleviated almost every allergen from his diet and stopped allergy shots. But there is no change. We will probably have to go back to Johns Hopkins for more tests. Oh joy. On other fronts, […]

Outta the Park

Some days are just better than other. Some days are just great. Today is one of those days. Work was work; but I did have a nice lunch out in the pavilion. After work, I took Ethan to his baseball game. It was a perfect night for baseball. We were on the nice […]

Sorry

Last night Jenn and I were lazing around the house watching “Terminator” reruns. Ethan came in for the night so we switched off that channel and tried to find something age appropriate. The Incredibles was on, but Ethan was not interested. He wanted to watch The Backyardigans. My brain can only coast in neutral so […]

47,414

47,414 sounds like a big number. It is the number of feet from my old house to my new house. It might as well be an infinite number. It is sad really. The town I used to live in was older, but it was very charming. It used to be a community of small single […]

Nurse, Check

So the meeting at Ethan’s school was just with the nurse. His new teacher was in training (how to inflict pain on children without leaving a mark). The meeting with the nurse, the backup nurse and other people whose roles I cannot even imagine was to go over E’s health plan. It all went well […]

Moment of Truth

Today Jenn and I are meeting with Ethan’s new teacher and the school nurse. I call this entry the moment of truth because I have found that people in general have one of two reactions when they hear the word incontinent. Either they do the “oh, ok…no big deal” or you get the deer in […]

Paging Dr. Jellyfinger

This morning I had my annual (mmm…well…bi-decade) physical. Since I am over 40, I had a visit from Dr. Jellyfinger. My doctor and I are friends, so I sang “Getting to know you” during the deed. Considering the awful things I have had to do to Ethan over the years. I decided 30 seconds of […]