I spent the day feeling like one of those freight trains behind our house smacked into me. I started off cold, wearing a pullover and jeans. By dinnertime I was in short sleeves and shorts.

There have also been multiple sneezes. And Kelly is dealing with her cold at the same time. It’s pretty miserable here.

Fortunately, Hallie seems to be getting over her cold, and Travis is still healthy. If we can all get over it, this will be a much happier home.

I posted so many stories this morning because I got up at 5:30, much earlier than I usually do. I couldn’t sleep if I’d wanted to.

So its been a long day. If you’ll excuse me, I believe a bed is calling me.

Yesterday’s bake sale story made it to the front page! Unfortunately, it’s just the front page of the website.

Looks like the photographer never made it out to see the kids. And I wish I’d remained in the background. Oh well.

More shenanigans from the Pentagon. Now they’re making plans for indefinitely detaining terror suspects. Even those who don’t have enough evidence against them to go to trial.

I suppose that old “innocent until proven guilty” thing was just too hard. Why isn’t Rummy out looking for a job?

The song quote in my last post got me thinking of an issue that can only be decided by poll. Cast your vote today.

For the past few days, signs have been hanging on the street corners of Windsor Forest, announcing some sort of aid effort for the victims of last week’s tsunami. I didn’t think much of this until today, when I found out who was behind it.
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Kelly’s parents spent the weekend with us, since we didn’t get to see them over the Christmas holidays. The weather was unusually warm, in the 70s, so Kelly’s dad and I decided to take advantage of it and get some outside tasks completed.

We’ve always had a small puddle in the corner of our backyard due to poor grading. A whole handful of neighborhood yards drain into ours. It created a swampy jungle, with reeds and weeds coming up to my shoulders. It was just a festering mess.
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Except for Travis, we’ve all got colds: Kelly, Hallie and now me.

Not a fun way to begin the new year.

3. Fundoplication surgery. Remember, you can’t have fundoplication without the fun! Though it wasn’t much fun recovering, it was worth all the trouble.

I had fundoplication surgery in March after suffering for years from reflux and other issues. I had put up with it for far too long, not knowing exactly what could be done. My doctor put me on antacid medicine, which took care of the acid but left other aspects untreated. I really didn’t want to take a $5 pill each day for the rest of my life, so I looked for alternatives.
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