I’m surprised by how relaxed I feel early in the morning on the day of Catherine’s really big surgery. After all the planning, prepping and praying, I feel remarkably calm. As I’m writing this, however, a little spiral of nerves is beginning to spin in my stomach. Oh well. ‘Twas nice while it lasted. Catherine [...]
Posts Tagged ‘laughter’
Hope the Surgeon Isn’t Hungry
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged hope, laughter, surgery on August 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Come on Mommy, Dance!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged hope, laughter, Mom on June 23, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Two Mondays ago, we spent the day at AI duPont Children’s Hospital, confirming that Catherine needs surgery. Not just any surgery. A surgery where they will cut her bones on both her hips and one of her legs. A surgery that anticipates enough “discomfort” that Catherine will have to be out of school for a [...]
Daddy Fix It. With Tape!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged hope, laughter on May 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Sarah has recently entered a “tear the page” phase with her books. It’s annoying to me, but she seems to get some sense of accomplishment from it. She’s torn many pages and Brian diligently fixes them with packing tape. Somewhere along the line, Sarah started looking at every torn page while saying, “Daddy fix it… [...]
