I sent two boys off to summer camp this morning. One boy was locked and loaded, ready for every single thing about this adventure. The other boy was "ish." "Ish" is the answer he has given me every time I have asked him if he's ready, excited, or packed. "Eh. Ish." I suspect that he's […]
Children's Hospital is like EPCOT. Our male nurse named Coop who whispered when Tuck was sleeping, listened to his pain, and was every bit a man's man. The 'ball circus' in the lobby of Children's Hospital. We could watch for hours. Scents and flavors to change the smells and tastes of medicines. Nurses who tell […]
Tucker fell six feet from the top of a swing set. In a crash landing, the arch of his foot bent backward underneath him and he cracked his instep to pieces. His foot is broken in four places, the ligaments are torn, the growth plates are in danger, and we are awaiting a CT scan […]
There is Mother's Day; there is Father's Day. And in our family, the first day of summer vacation is Kids' Day. Part of me wanted to say to myself, "But, Trish, every day is Kids' Day. When are they not celebrated with galaxies of gold stars and affirmation?" Right. It's true. They're not suffering for lack […]
