Author: kristjana

Do you remember that poster that was really popular several years ago, titled, “Everything I Ever Needed to Know, I Learned in  Kindergarten” by Robert Fulghum?   It’s sweet sentiment makes you want to be a little kid again, and makes us misty-eyed at the wonderful world it would be if people kept core values […]

We decided at the spur of the moment on Wednesday to fly the coup and get out of town for a few days.   Actually, we had been planning on going to the beach for a week following Casey’s surgery for his recovery, but when the surgery was rescheduled, then cancelled, we cancelled our trip. […]

For reasons too long to recount, Casey’s surgery (scheduled for this morning) is being re-scheduled again.   He is fine, and will have it done in the next few weeks, depending on the surgeon’s schedule… He passes along his thanks for the well-wishes, and we’ll keep you posted! So let’s get back to the “mommy” […]

My sister and I and our respective offspring went to the hospital today to see my Dad (and my Mom!), as he is recovering from prostate-removal surgery.   All went well, and he looks the healthiest of all of us!!   (Maybe they should start passing those “happy pills” around in the waiting room!)   […]

After arriving at the hospital this morning at 6 am, and sitting in the pre-op area for nearly two hours, we were told by a nurse that there was a “Change of plans” and that Casey’s surgeon would not be in today. After having been up since 4, we wearily shuffled back to the car […]

Casey and I will leave at 5 am tomorrow morning to go to the hospital where he will check in to have his heart surgery.   I think I am more nervous than he is.   My sister is staying here tonight with her kids to be with Kenny tomorrow morning, and until I am […]

My boys…

… it pours.   I haven’t written about this before, but my Dad was recently diagnosed with prostate cancer.   He will be undergoing surgery on Monday to remove the cancer, and the prognosis is excellent for a full recovery.   Incidentally, Casey is also undergoing surgery on Monday,  to correct a minor heart condition. […]

Ok, after I wrote the incredibly incriminating post yesterday regarding my  vocal little  son’s tendancy towards erratic temper tantrums, as of today he was the veritable picture of all that is good, sweet and precious with the world.   There was nary a tear shed, a wail procured, nor a single stomp of the foot […]

Kenny, my sweet wonder-boy, has already managed to be ahead of the developmental curve in many areas.     He  started talking well before his first birthday, can now ask questions and speak in some semblance of complete sentences, sings several songs, and has even memorized parts of his favorite books to recite while we […]