greaterthansparrows

Two weeks ago,   Tommy Fox died ; when you get a phone call from an ER at 3:something a.m. inquiring about 'code status' it's never a good thing.  If the hospital had been either of the ones within blocks of us it would have been much simpler, but he was out of the city, at least half an hour away.  By the time my husband was able to answer his other obligations in the morning and take off, Tommy passed away, peacefully they said, but alone, before Hubby arrived.  The same day, there was word that our sister-in-law's family had been in a major accident and her sister was dead and the sister's daughter and seven children were injured, taken to multiple hospitals in serious condition.  Two of them, who were critical, are still in the hospital, improving but not yet okay.  I had some other things going on that left me physically strained, and I was pretty wrung out.  I got back to this space, sort of, mentally but not actually.  Thus the time la...

Many long years ago, when our third daughter was in kindergarten, Hubby followed up on a phone call to the law practice where he worked, to make a home visit to a mildly retarded man who wanted to sue his doctor.  He listened to the details, explained that doctors do not have the duty or ability to guarantee perfect outcomes, and that there was not a case to pursue.  The gentleman asked if Hubby would come back sometime and play him a game of checkers.  He said he would, and he did. "I'm going to skunk you!" this fellow declared.  "I'm gonna ANNIHILATE you!"  And it turned out that if there was one thing Marshall could do, it was play a mean game of checkers.  He managed to beat the lawyer sitting across the board from him, their respective IQ's notwithstanding. Hubby came home from that intended one-time indulgence shaking his head.  Marshall had no one, his mother was still living but had no contact, and he lived in a group home.  He had bas...

And she's off! The last child is launched.  Not the baby, I haven't had any babies for a long time. (Though Carole was the 'bonus baby.')  The youngest of the family has left home officially and flown to Tennessee to live with Christina and her husband and find some kind of work, which is easier to come by there than here. The sun glare was so bad, I couldn't see anything in the view finder.  Focused on my daughter when I checked the image, I didn't realize that none of the luggage was visible, but that's okay I guess.  She had her two free bags, a very stuffed carry-on, and paid for an extra checked bag.  They were all at the 50 pound limit--I had to bring home her winter coat, pulled out to make the weight--and she arrived safely.  We are actually all alone now. It's been nice to have her in school near enough to see often.  It was indispensable to have her help in clearing out the house and moving.  We're grateful for her uncomplainin...