Posting my first message from my new laptop! I truly love it. And I just downloaded Xjournal, which appears to be a very good editor apart from the fact that its built-in dictionary apparently doesn’t recognize Xjournal as a valid
Two updates
First, the Dad update: well, there’s not much new to say, actually. He’s been exhibiting the signs of active death for weeks now, such as picking at his bedclothes, reaching out into the empty air in front of him, increased
Drawing to a close
So I guess I haven’t posted in a while. It’s not for lack of stuff to write. In fact, I should probably be journaling like crazy through all of this because, as I explained to over the phone a few
No surprise to us, really…
but as of this writing, Bopper is winning the kitten war. We’re so proud!
Picture of me finishing the Scenic 10
Finishing the Scenic 10, originally uploaded by Kate O’. Just got these pictures back from brightroom.com and thought I’d share. This year’s Park Forest Scenic 10 mile race really took it out of me, but I finished, and that’s the
Update from Park Forest
The following is an email I sent to my coworkers a few minutes ago. I don’t have the energy to reformat it for my journal. First things first: I’m very grateful to be able to be here, and I want
Bit of a scare
Had a lovely and delicious pizza party with last night, and fell sound asleep after she left. But then at 4 AM, some guy knocked on our bedroom window. He was either drunk, drugged, or deranged — or a combination
Cancelling the cruise
I’m cancelling the cruise. I had to ask a whole bunch of coworkers if anyone had any PTO to donate to cover my time away with my parents, and even if everything were crystal clear by the end of September,
Hardest writing assignment of my life
I completed the hardest writing task of my life on Saturday. After my dad asked me on Friday morning to help him write thank you notes, I went out and bought the cards, and then all through the afternoon, I
Things you never thought you’d be doing, #2781
I found myself at Target this afternoon buying “thank you” cards. And not just any thank you cards: thank you cards that can be sent from my dad to his friends as a sort of final thank you for all