December 2008
8 posts
Blizzard of 2008
It seems I was in a blizzard with Katie in Chicago almost 10 years ago. About once every 10 years is all I care to experience, though it’s certainly pretty and I’ve got no place to go.
Today, Matthew and I introduced Mom and Dad to the Wii after staying up late figuring it out. They love it. We love it. It’s good for breaking up the tension that seems to plague our family...
SNOWball update
Not much to report about the corporate office party. It was what you would expect of a corporate office party held in a high school gym. Two kegs, a fine array of Charles Shaw’s finest vintage in red, white, and pink. Meatballs. No crowns to be had, sadly. It was also about 55 degrees in the gym, so once we figured out that the people who needed to see Courtney weren’t going to...
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The truth
I started posting here about my mom’s cancer thinking it would be a good place to get my feelings down and keep people who care informed. It’s fine for the latter, not so good for the former. The thoughts in my dark hours just don’t feel safe to share right now. I’m not supposed to be thinking any other way than “Mom’s in the fight for her life and she needs...
Snowball's dance in...
REMINDER - 2008 HR Holiday Party - Snowball Dance!
Date: Saturday, December 6, 2008 Location: REDACTED High School - Gym, 304 REDACTED Street (Parking available) Time: 7:30 pm - 12:00 midnight Dress: Holiday Business Casual
Come EAT (catering by Simon’s Cafe), DRINK (beer/wine/sodas) and DANCE the night away to “Sounds of Now & Then” with DJ, Jerry...
The good that comes with the suck
It’s hard having a mom with stage 4 lung cancer. It’s hard knowing that some radiologist in India will be writing up a report on mom’s labs as we prepare for the holidays. It sucks that we won’t really know what the chemo is doing until the day after Christmas. Lots and lots of the suck.
But day to day, moment to moment, life has been good. I can sort through...