Christmas came and went - a very low-key Christmas, which is all to the good.  Dad was released from the hospital directly home.  There was talk of him going to rehab, but decided home nurse visits would be what he needed rather than in unit somewhere dreadful.  So he came home on December 16th.  He's been getting stronger ever since, and late last ( Read more... )

When they first moved into their current home, my sister-in-law was pregnant with B, their second of three kids. B is now seven years old (as of February). When they moved in the house was a five room (two bedroom, 1 and 3/4 bath home) in the center of a lovely NE town (the same town I grew up in, and where my parents still live - although they ( Read more... )

So I am dog-sitting this weekend for my parents. Their dog, a yellow lab, still thinks she is a puppy, although she is quite old for the size of dog she is. She is thirteen now, and she is quite attached to her humans. Her humans (my folks) are just as attached to her. However, they both had to fly to DC this weekend for a gala affair and I ( Read more... )