My mom called this morning to tell me my aunt--her youngest sister, who has Down Syndrome--has pneumonia. Her mind has been failing over the last few years, and going fast the last few months. In the last month she's been bed-ridden and down to no solid foods. Just last week they said her mind was pretty much gone, but her body was in good shape ( Read more... )

Hi, I'm back from the 19th century, did you miss me? I've spent my weekend cemetery-hopping, furthering my family history research. And posing with a really big rock.


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Mom’s surgery went off without a hitch. This afternoon she was groggy for obvious reasons, and a little hungry, but in good spirits. In fact she was rather amused at how the nurse kept asking for her name and birthdate every time they brought her medication. She even mentioned that while she was under, she dreamt the doctor said he was going to ( Read more... )

Finally, I'm caught up! I actually finished my recap of last week's SPN ep before this week's ep aired! I've had a heck of a time getting the last few written and posted ( Read more... )

Just got home from Easter at my parents' house. The sun didn't come out until six o'clock, but a little clouds never hurt anyone. We had bone-in ham with a brown sugar glaze and a bottle of Coke poured over it, and all the potatoes, casseroles, and salads we could handle. My cousin made a wild rice casserole with bacon, onions, and sun-dried ( Read more... )

I heard "Angel Eyes" by The Jeff Healy Band on the radio just last week and lo and behold, here it is on VH1 Classic tonight. It's a good thing I like that song, because who knows when I'll get it out of my head now. One of those melodies that floats around in my head until something else knocks it out ( Read more... )

Well, finally got my recap of The Monster at the End of This Book posted last night. Work keeps interfering with my fun things. Repeated viewings(to make sure I got the quotes right, of course) eventually drew my attention to a small detail---

( That nice white and blue plaid that Sam's wearing probably distracted me from noticing this earlier... )

My cousin just struck up a chat session on Facebook, and I can't say I'm impressed with the function. First off, you can't just surf around during the chat, because the incoming message barely makes a sound, just this little tap. You'd never know anyone was trying to say something unless you're actually looking at Facebook. It's also ( Read more... )

I was going to start Season Three tonight for the episode reviews, but my parents dropped by unexpectedly. They went to a visitation this evening and stopped in afterwards. Mom will be up again tomorrow for the funeral, but I'll be at work. One of my relatives on my mom's side died suddenly this week, a week shy of his second birthday. I think ( Read more... )