Hectic week...

It doesn't take long for things to go south. After a great Easter weekend with Jake, he continued to get more sick to the point of being admitted to the hospital on Wednesday. He has RSV which is a respiratory virus that constricts the airways in the lungs. Basically Jake was taking double the normal amount of breaths in order to get enough oxygen. And on top of that, he was dehydrated. So he had all kinds of wires and tubes and IVs stuck in him. He was so exhausted because he couldn't sleep that he was like a rag doll in your arms. But all his people worked in shifts to be with him this week and he rallied enough to be able to spend this weekend at home. What a trooper. He is there now and happy to be in his own environment. This ordeal reminds me that things can always be so much worse. Even Jake's illness is actually pretty common in babies. But seeing that little boy in pain is really eye-opening...while most non-health trials suck at the time, in the grand scheme of life, they don't matter. There are more important things and I believe realizing that provides some peace during the low points.

Easter weekend...

Traditionally, we gather for Easter at the family cabin. This year was no different except that we had an addition to the usual suspects. It was my nephew Jake's first Easter. As evident by the four baskets he had to unwrap from his relatives. We spaced them out over the weekend so as not to overwhelm the little guy. He especially loved the chocolate bunny-on-a-stick. Great pictures of him smeared with choco-goo. It was a great, relaxing weekend focused on family and dogs and baby and snowball fights and fetch games....Priceless.

Thoughts from the fry-cook...

It's funny where inspiration comes from. There we were, sitting at our favorite work-week lunch hotspot. And in the corner of the diner sat a lonely little whiteboard that featured a great quote that I will now share with you. "When travelling down a road, it's best to seek advice from those on their way back." I find this extremely insightful. It seems that most people have a need to experience things for themselves. I think we've all done that a time or two. As I get older though, I wonder why we do this, especially if we have access to others who have been through a similiar situation. I would think that you'd want all the info/help/perspectives you can get. Somewhere in all that could be a hidden nugget of truth that makes some sense out of whatever it is you are going through. I say tap your resources, people! I went in for a turkey melt and came out with words of wisdom. A daily special indeed.

Welcome to WoW...

We have some new recruits. Yes, our gaming circle has expanded to included two more. Welcome to the cool kids club, Kiki and Lancelot! Now we have a full 5-man team. We're working on getting characters leveled up and we gave it the ol' college try this past weekend at Dave's house-of-click. Had a great time, per usual.

Clickin' and chicken...

The infamous Friday night click. Got together with friends this evening for a little computer gaming and chicken dinner. Our host, KW, experimented with a new caribbean jerk chicken recipe with banana-coconut sweet potatoes that she's been dying to make for a couple years now. We added in a few bottles of vino and a key lime pie for good measure. Oh and we can't forget the bisquits. Every meal is better with bisquits. So we dined and then dashed off to the world of Azeroth for a little killin' and chillin'. It's amazing how good the conversation can be via the soft blue glow of laptop screens. Maybe you just have to be there.