faith, fear and facts… another sequel with Dr. “N” in our recent saga of sickness….. Today Elisabeth had a follow-up appointment to make sure that her ears were now free of infection, after her second round of antibiotics. Dr. “N”. checked and all looked clear, thank God. She did again get upset; she must really […]
Entries from December 2003
Eustachian tubes, tunafish and the flu shot
December 29th, 2003 · 1 Comment
Tags: health
a mother’s embrace
December 29th, 2003 · Comments Off on a mother’s embrace
From reading an MSNBC article on miracles in the Iran quake , this picture stayed in my mind: Rescuers said on Monday a six-month-old girl had been pulled alive from the rubble of a flattened home in the ancient Silk Road city of Bam, 600 miles southeast of the capital, Tehran. The infant, Nassim, was […]
Tags: news
The week after Christmas
December 29th, 2003 · Comments Off on The week after Christmas
I think this is one of my favorite times of the year. Sure, the week before Christmas is electric with excitement and energy. Hurry here, jingle bells there, come home quick to wrap presents and bake batches of cookies. Lot of anticipation, decoration and celebration. But the week after Christmas is calm. Parking spots are […]
Tags: journal
Laughter
December 28th, 2003 · 1 Comment
I need to learn more about rest. I’m trying but I still have far to go. And it has been an intense season for our family these past few months. Now with Christmas ended, I’m finding I can relax a bit more. I want to try to take one weekend day to do “nothing”, to […]
Tags: journal
Department of toy management
December 28th, 2003 · 2 Comments
I spent a good part of yesterday reorganizing the girls’ toys. Since part of my job here is Management of Stuff and Coordinator of Recreational Activities, I thought it would be wise, after the new intake on the holiday, to examine all our resources and determine what would be best to do, how to allocate […]
Tags: family
