Mitch had a tough day yesterday, but he got a good overall report from the Orthopedic Surgeon. Yesterday, they removed the cast and took 15 staples out of his left wrist. Ouch. The cast has been replaced by a brace. The doctor is extremely pleased with the mobility he's reg...

I want to thank everyone again for all the messages of love and support. You are incredible and I can't thank you enough! I am happy to report that Mitch is making very good progress. The bike accident was two weeks ago today and we hit a big milestone this weekend; Mitch is able to ...

  That's what I heard when I answered the phone a week ago today. Mitch and I had a perfectly good Sunday going. We'd taken his mom to dinner, ran a few errands and then came back to the house to change and go to the park. It was sunny and cold. Mitch and I have cold weather gear, so t...

  Here's the update: We've had sleet and ice here in our little corner of Springfield since yesterday afternoon. We are extremely grateful that it wasn't all freezing rain. Branson and points south are still being hammered with freezing rain tonight. There are thousands...

I 'm happy to report that the hand is better today. This is what? The 8th, almost the 9th? Okay, I'm only a week behind. Ugh!  Mitch keeps telling me to stop trying to catch up with what I think I should be accomplishing, and set a more realistic goal, one that takes&...

    A Christmas Prayer Loving Father, help us to remember the birthof Jesus, that we may share in the song of the angels,the gladness of the shepherds,and the worship of the wise men.Close the door of hate andopen the door of love all over the world.Let kindness come with every gif...

  At the end of the 10 o'clock news last night came a breaking report. A massive search was underway for a 3 year old toddler in the Amish community north of town. The girl fell from a buggy when the horse spooked and ran away. At the time, it was about 15 degrees, totally dark, and ...

Buddy reminded me that Sam's been getting a lot of mention lately on this blog, mostly for being a nervous wreck. On the other hand, Buddy, our 5 pound Yorkie, has nerves of steal and has done more than his part to make our transition to this new house fun. Here he is looking out the window at his b...

Today was the first day since mid-April that we haven't had a full agenda of house-related stuff to accomplish. Ya know, rest is hard to do when you've fallen out of the habit! We had a very good day, though. We did a little yard work this afternoon, spent some time at Barnes & Noble, and tried ...

I've been setting up my new office this week. I'm tossing all my old notes for writing projects I never persued and making room for new things. I got tired of running across scraps of paper with notes scribbled on them thinking, Oh, I never did anything with that.   Made me feel like I'd droppe...