The past two months at our household have actually been pretty tough ones. My mother has been quite sick and the hospital is beginning to know her about as well as the pediatrician’s office recognizes Lydia. I’m sorry — I probably shouldn’t joke. It’s been very tough for my parents these last few weeks. It’s […]
Monthly Archives: May 2009
open mouth, insert foot . . . and hand?
Over the weekend, Lydia broke out in what looked like a heat rash or fever rash. She also had a low-grade fever but for once I was not too worried and I’ll be damned if I was going to go running to the doctor for every little thing. Lydia will sometimes run a low fever […]
steven’s second life
Last week the awesome band Coldplay was in town performing at the Amphitheater (Verizon Wireless and their sponsorship can go walk off a cliff) and it seems like everyone but us went. In retrospect we wish we had gone but last week was a busy week. One of Steven’s co-workers who attended the concert remarked […]
eleven month old taco
One more month till the Big One. Oh, goodness. I need to get planning! Lydia turns 11 months old today. This past month she has enjoyed multiple visits from her cousin, Elizabeth. They have had great fun together sharing toys, secrets, and pacifiers. One time they even went grocery shopping together. Thankfully, they have not […]
hole-punched taco
Lydia has had a very eventful medical month. As I posted last time, we had our consultation with an ENT at Children’s Hospital. We were there for over two hours, with the majority of that time waiting . . . and waiting . . . and waiting a bit more. Thankfully Lydia is a pretty […]
Alagasno
Steven, while on the phone dealing with a billing issue with Alagasco: “So . . . you’re punishing us for being proactive?” “I’m bring up the bill on the website . . . hold on, it’s a pretty crappy website . . .” It is a crappy website, too. There are two separate log-ins — […]