Two weeks already. Seems like it was only, well, a couple weeks since the surgery. Slow progress being made. Jeff and I managed to get out in Saturday to have a nice early dinner at Carrabbas. My apetite is beginning to return, but I still can't handle anything resembling large portions, my insides need to recalibrate a while longer. It's nice that ( Read more... )

Jeff and I had a fairly productive weekend. There were a few things needing to be dealt with that required some running around at the end of the week, some stuff mailed out, trips to the credit unions, etc. But I think I got most of it all under control ( Read more... )

At the moment there is an odd, strong thunderstorm rumbling happily outside, making a mess of the leaves that I am hoping to deal with this weekend. This summer as I was busy playing cripple the yard pretty much was neglected. I hope to get the yard cleaned up for the winter, and next year do a lot more than I have been to keep the place looking ( Read more... )

I can now rest a bit easier knowing that Jeff made it to Columbus safely for his three-day Dietary Managers confab. In the meantime, I'm certain to suffer at the hands (paws?) of SeparationAnxietyDog Kodi until he gets home early Friday evening. I was going to tag along with him as I had done before, but this was a shorter conference and it took ( Read more... )

Ah, the life of a gearhead. I sure loves it.

On Saturday, I headed up with a buddy of mine to Carlisle, Pennsylvania, for the huge annual Spring car show/swap meet. It's been a couple years since I have been able to make it, since at this time I am usually in North Carolina with hundreds of Mini Cooper owners tearing up the Tail of the Dragon and ( Read more... )

First off, I have to thank everyone who left notes of concern and encouragement in my last post. The past several days, leading up to and after the anniversary have been rough, no doubt about it. I lost my 'true' family in one fell swoop, and it's devastating. I've been trying to learn that 'family' can go beyond blood relatives. I have Jeff's ( Read more... )