Category Archives: Health and wellness

OK – I didn’t do so hot on my new year’s resolutions last year – other than the ones about Katie and Amelia all I did was keep writing the blog.  Plus, helping Amelia walk wasn’t something I really achieved, she just eventually did it on her own.  I said I’d take Becky on aContinue reading “2008 New Year’s Resolutions”

I had my birthday recently, and I’m trying to cope with this 33 year old body.  On my birthday, I was thinking, maybe I’m a "young" 33.  However, after helping my buddy with his deck on Saturday and feeling it for three days later, I realized that I’m definitely an "old" 33.   Birthdays changeContinue reading “On Turning 33”

Amelia woke up with a high fever on Thursday morning.  I was working from home that day, so I decided to take her into the local clinic to have her checked out.  We’d never been to the local clinic, so it was a bit of a trial to get in.  Once we got in, weContinue reading “Amelia Had Another Seizure, But She’s OK”

Today started as normal as any Saturday.  Becky woke up early and the girls woke up soon afterwards, then came in and drug me out of bed.  We had cereal, got dressed and headed out to run some errands – to some rummage sales and the meat store.  Amelia was a little crabby on theContinue reading “The Scariest Hours of Our Lives”

I can see!  For the first time in 20 years I woke up this morning and could tell what time it was.  Yesterday was the day of my lasik surgery and I made it through.   Here’s how the surgery went.  They told me to expect to be there three hours and the surgery wouldContinue reading “Lasik – under the laser and back”

One of my goals for this year was to undergo Lasik surgery to improve my vision.  I started wearing glasses in 7th grade and switched to contacts in 9th grade, so it’s been a long run with corrected vision for me.  I’m really looking forward to being able to wake up in the morning andContinue reading “Lasik – pre-surgery update”