Showing all posts tagged "Family"
It's beginning to look a lot like...
I know, a lot of people squawk when they see Christmas deco going up before Thanksgiving. But remember, Canadian Thanksgiving was October 14th, so we're all good here. 🙂
Posted on November 9th, 2024
Update on Mom (Oct 16)
Yesterday was a good day for Mom. The short story is that they moved her OUT of ICU and into a regular room at MercyOne Des Moines (the one on 6th avenue downtown). This is a great sign that she is doing much better. The nursing staff get her up a...
Posted on October 16th, 2024
Update on Mom (Oct 15)
I had a text from Mom at 6:15 this morning (she rightly assumed that I was up 🙂) telling me that the doctors have approved moving her out of ICU sometime today to a regular room (5th floor of MercyOne Des Moines [6th Ave]), assuming that a bed bec...
Posted on October 15th, 2024
Quick update on Mom
Sunday, October 13, 2024 at 3:45pm
When Sydney and I arrived at Mom's (a.k.a., Grammie D.) room in the ICU, she was sitting up in a chair snoozing. She had a tray of clear liquid food in front of her (yummy! [not]), but all she wanted was a bite o...
Posted on October 13th, 2024
Sunrise through the trees
7:08 AM on October 13, 2024 at the Dvorak Farm near Bagley, Iowa.
Posted on October 13th, 2024
Made it to the Farm
Some of you know that my Mom has had some health issues of late. A few weeks ago, she had double bypass surgery. That all went well and, in fact, she got strong enough that they released her from the hospital. She spent one day at home (!) and dev...
Posted on October 12th, 2024
How I handle stress and anxiety
Saturday, October 5, 2024
When I was younger, my #1 go to for relieving stress, anxiety, or ennui was going to the gym and lifting weights. I suppose I could do the same thing now, but I find myself handling these things differently in middle age ...
Posted on October 5th, 2024
Sad news
My father-in-law, Bob Herndon, passed away on Saturday, August 17, 2024.
Click here for his obituary.
We appreciate your prayers on behalf of our family.
Posted on August 19th, 2024