Author Archives: Mike

March Break Roundup

Posted on March 10, 2010 by Mike

I was shocked to realize today… that tomorrow is Thursday. The days are such a blur that I kicked myself to put down what’s been going on, just so I wouldn’t forget! So, here’s the roundup! Fri Feb 26th, I … Continue reading →

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The Curse of Age

Posted on March 2, 2010 by Mike

I went to visit my parents yesterday morning. My dad’s last appointment with his eye doc last week did not go well at all. He’s lost even more of his vision and the surgery couldn’t correct it. There doesn’t seem … Continue reading →

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The Pain you feel is Real…

Posted on February 26, 2010 by Mike

Hey Mike, how does that migraine feel? Would you really like to know? Imagine a flaming, pulsing, sword, jabbed between your eyes, on your brow or forehead, and exiting from the base of your skull. Now, if you can picture … Continue reading →

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Charlize’s Story

Posted on February 23, 2010 by Mike

Recently, folks who weren’t around during the time our family had to deal with Charlize’s health issues have been asking about more details. What happened, what did you do, etc, etc. Since everything we went through was detailed in both … Continue reading →

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No Surgery

Posted on February 18, 2010 by Mike

We took Charlize to an Opthamologist this week to see if we could finally get some answers in regards to her wandering right eye. After 2+ years, it was a relief to finally hear a professional tell us that we … Continue reading →

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Roundup

Posted on February 15, 2010 by Mike

I can’t keep putting off the posting of messages, darnit! I said I would try to do it more often and I better do it! (kicking myself in the butt to keep going) At the very least, I wanted to … Continue reading →

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Time to grow…

Posted on February 2, 2010 by Mike

Today, we head out to register Kyle for Kindergarten. I have to let that sentence “stand” on its own because it’s got such an impact I need to be able to look upon it without anything else around it. My … Continue reading →

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Feeling Edgy

Posted on January 29, 2010 by Mike

As you can imagine, there was a lot of headspace activity going on during the posting of yesterday’s message. It didn’t just end once I clicked the “post” button. It was still very much on my mind this morning. I … Continue reading →

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Stuck in a Quandry

Posted on January 28, 2010 by Mike

I used to tell my buddy Marc – on a regular basis – that the day I could no longer update my blog regularly (back then it was daily, later every other day) that it would mean there’s a problem. … Continue reading →

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Quote

Posted on January 22, 2010 by Mike

“We, the willing, led by the unknowing, have accomplished the impossible for the ungrateful. “We have done so much, for so long, with so little, we are now qualified to do anything with nothing.

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