Yes, it's true. I went in for my physical today. Generally speaking, she was pleased with my condition. My blood pressure has come down to a much more reasonable range. Of course, we won't know the rest of the story until the blood work and urinalysis are complete. I'm keeping my fingers crossed ( Read more... )

Today is the 22nd anniversary of my 21st birthday! I'm spending the first part of day in Middle Tennessee at my parents' house. I'll be taking the kids to our old church later this morning and then coming back here so they can have a pool party. Later this afternoon, I'll be taking Katy back with me to Knoxville. Mary will be staying here and Lisa ( Read more... )

Well, my birthday weekend is over. Rather than detailing it all, let me just say that it was a very good weekend! A special thanks goes to Justin_Jones and themoggy for their part in making it a memorable weekend. A VERY special thanks goes to my lovely wife, calliope2 for making the last hour of my birthday weekend extra special. ;) "Icing on the cake" would probably be the ( Read more... )

Yep, today is my birthday. It is the 21st anniversary of my 21st birthday. That's my story and I'm sticking to it ( Read more... )

Yesterday was a long day. We went to Knoxville and back to close on the new house. Calliope has already posted a fairly complete account of the day and since we have some many people in common on our friends list, I don't see the point in typing it in again. Here's the link to that post.Work has been incredibly busy today! Until I went to lunch, it ( Read more... )

This has been a busy day! I woke up in a very good mood, thanks to Calliope! ;) My stress level started rising, however, even before I left the house ( Read more... )

I don't think she'll mind my saying that today is the 20th Anniversary of her 21st birthday! We had our family celebration for both her and Katy last night. We went to O'Charley's for dinner then back to my parent's house for cake and presents. Unfortunately, with the exception of a stop at the pharmacy and the dollar store (for candles), I went ( Read more... )

It's hard to believe, but my youngest is officially a teenager today. To think that in 5 short years, my baby will be an adult is somewhat overwhelming. Where has the time gone ( Read more... )

Mary's birthday was a success. We did have one or two no-shows, but we think it was because their driver, who runs a foster care agency, had something come up. That's certainly understandable. I'll add some pictures at the bottom of this post ( Read more... )

This will have to be a quick entry as I have a lot to do today. We are busily prepping the house for Mary's 16th birthday party. She actually turned 16 on December 27th, but we put the party off until now because so many of her friends were busy with other stuff over the holidays. Anyway, much cleaning and organizing must be done today to finish up ( Read more... )