My back still hurts from the surgery.  I am cautiously calling the whole thing a success because the pain down my legs is lessened to a certain degree, but I still get some pain.  I’m pretty sure that the current pain is a result of the surgery and may lessen as I heal up.  That’s what [...]

The back surgery was Wednesday and I can still walk and feel my feet, so we’ve eliminated the worst-case scenarios.  There is still quite a bit of pain and discomfort from the surgery itself, but that is not unexpected.  The goal of the operation was to eliminate the sciatic nerve pain and that part has [...]

When we sold the old house we left all of our appliances in it.  They were perfectly fitted for the kitchen they were in and a tad undersized for what we wanted in the future, so we sold them with the house.  this, of course, means we need new appliances in the new house.  I [...]

Jonathan has been slow to talk.  We haven’t determined yet what is causing his speech delays, but his hearing has been tested a number of times and it’s just fine.  So in the absence of knowing what the delay is (it could just be him taking his time), we work at getting him to say [...]

I took Emily with me to Lowe’s the other morning to get some stuff.  It was early and she announced that she wanted to go to McDonald’s for breakfast.  Here is the subsequent conversation with Emily about it:
Emily:  I want to go on the playground.
Me:  No, baby.  I have got to get this door installed and [...]

My big girl is 6 years old today!  Today is going to hold all kinds of 6 year old goodness for her including (but not limited to ) cake, ice cream, Chuck E. Cheese and (best of all) toys, toys, toys.
I love you, princess.

I’ve got cute kids.

My big boy is 2 today!

Happy Birthday, little man.

Today was Emily’s 3rd birthday party.  No, I don’t mean she is 3 now, she is five (!) now.  I mean that today was the third celebration we have had for this event.
Last weekend we went to my brother’s birthday bash in Conway and she was included in the  festivities.  It was a blast and [...]

We thoroughly enjoyed out trip to St Simon’s Island last weekend. It’s not a bad ride, though a tad long at a little over three hours. The atmosphere and amenities of the island itself were great. I look forward to going back sometime soon.
We arrived at noonish on Friday and checked in [...]