Operation Surprise Mom went off without a hitch. I have no clue why ( Read more... )

I'm kind of weirdly excited about going back home this weekend ( Read more... )

I made beef stew in the crock pot. . .

. . .and I'm still alive!!!

Also, I'm considering visiting the family during Labor Day week-end.

Thoughts?

My Aunt Gina, who had cancer, died yesterday.

I need to decide if I'm going back for the funeral.

Well, it happened. My Uncle Don, the one who had cancer, died this morning. Ironically, it wasn't the cancer that got him, but a blood clot that formed in his lung. In fact, he was doing remarkably well since they took out his cancerous lung. Apparently, he was walking down the hallway with a nurse when he collapsed. They weren't able to revive him ( Read more... )

It's hard to convey to people how much I hate flying. It's rare that everything goes off without a hitch. I've had people poo-poo my self-professed bad flying karma by saying that, yes, flying with them will be a good experience, only to have them recant ( Read more... )