Monthly Archives: July 2018

In response to yesterday’s post, Kaitlin laughed and reminded us the reason they were coming next weekend instead of their usual Fourth of July trip was because they wanted to wait until the rains had turned the grass green. (We’ll … Continue reading →

Andy hasn’t any symptoms for over a week, and his walk up Cerro Grande went fine. It only took him three minutes more than last May to walk to the top. The most interesting thing about the walk is that … Continue reading →

I spent a lot of time yesterday reading reviews of the Mayo Clinic — many were negative about the hassles involved and the sometimes rude doctors, but there were positive ones too, of course. Still, it made me rethink whether … Continue reading →

I enjoyed reading this article about tablets for 4-year-olds: One of the intrinsic problems with tablets and games is that children do not experience much frustration while playing them. Whether they are “educational” or for fun, many games geared toward … Continue reading →

We haven’t heard from the Mayo Clinic yet, so I phoned to see what the usual wait is. The woman said she knew they were backlogged, but she couldn’t tell me how long it would be. She did say she … Continue reading →

It doesn’t look good! July 16, 2018  

So why “waste” time making plans you may never use? It’s not a waste of time if it brings us joy. My brain is my favorite toy. Having a relaxed body and a playful mind is an invaluable resource state … Continue reading →

The old saying, Man plans, God laughs, doesn’t apply to me. I have Possibility lists rather than To Do lists, and I generate all sorts of plans, but I’m seldom wedded to any of them. I read this quote the … Continue reading →

We didn’t expect much from Andy’s appointment today with our substitute doctor (ours is on sabbatical in France) at our local medical group, but we were pleasantly surprised. Once we checked in and were ushered into the exam room, we … Continue reading →

The neurosurgeon’s office phoned again this morning, this time to reschedule the operation to put a stent in Andy’s carotid artery. I told her we had cancelled the appointment they had originally scheduled because we didn’t want to do it. … Continue reading →