From First Steps to 26th Mile

Elizabeth with her marathon medal

Race Update Elizabeth finished the Atlanta Marathon with an unofficial (as of now) time of 4:40. She’s exhausted and hurting all over and on her way back to Memphis. Congratulations, sweetheart, we’re so happy for you! Here’s what she had to say about it on Twitter. LOVED IT. Great feeling to finish. Marathons are awesome. [...]

Surgery Week Two: Unremarkable. But Also Remarkable

Positive and negative chalkboard

Unremarkable. It means ordinary, lacking distinction. Not something we generally consider a compliment. But medical terms are strange. A test result that is negative is usually a good thing; positive means you have whatever awful thing they are testing you for. So unremarkable is a medical compliment. As in, the biopsy done during my surgery [...]

Hot Coffee, Cold Beer and Dell

cup of coffee

I’m going to preface this by saying that sometimes I have weird dreams. And weird thoughts. So maybe this is one of them, but it’s a kind of a fun mental game I’ve been playing for quite some time. A few weeks ago, on the way home from our last lake trip, I shared my [...]

Let’s Call Her Eclectic

Sara Ann's eclectic taste in books

Today, Sara Ann and I went to check out the going-out-of-business sale at Borders. As I expected, she found a stack of books she wanted to take home. I enjoy the irony of her rather, uh, eclectic taste in books.  

Empty Nest Countdown: One. Week.

college dorm life

This countdown is getting serious. She leaves in One. Week. What do you do the last week before your last child leaves for college? It’s busy for her as she says goodbye to her friends, packs and cleans her trash pit dumping zone room. Busy for me as I plan the send-off dinner, try to [...]