Checking in from Ohio

Ryan and I have ventured to Ohio. This trip has had multiple destinations. We started our trip towards Athens, Ohio. This is where I attended college for four years. During my years there I became a part of Phi Mu Fraternity. My trip to OU was to say good bye to our beloved house. The chapter has been closed for multiple years and now the National board has decided to sell the house. Ryan and I met up with some former friends from my years there. It was a lot of fun to see them. We tracked through the house together and fought our ways to claim some of the items to remember the house. If anyone from our pledge class is wondering where the scrap book is, I have it.

After our day in Athens, we drove north to Cleveland to stay with my sister. Ryan and I became involved in another sad event. We had to say good bye to my Ohio Mom. Pam Rickel. Pam passed away 8-5-09 after a long and harrowing battle with pulmonary fibrous. Her battle was heroic and she is finally at rest. I will miss her greatly as she always had a jello-jiggler and a rice krispy treat for us. Ryan and I drove back and forth from Stow and Cleveland for the wake and funeral. Our trip has been bittersweet, marked with good friends and unfortunate circumstances. We must come this way more often to allude these circumstances.

Happy Birthday Renee

This is a Happy Birthday wish to Renee. She can use all the good thoughts, wishes, and prayers for the hap-happiest birthdays. Happy Birthday to you Love.
Happy Birthday

Thoughts and Prayers

Please keep in your thoughts and prayers a dear friend of mine. My college roommates Mom is going through a very rough time in her life. She was moved to hospice care today. We are praying for her, her relief and peace from the immense pain and suffering that she has been enduring especially of late. Pam, may God keep you and bless you.

Tooth Watch '09

When does a tooth officially arrive? That is the question that I have been asking for sometime. Well maybe actually a week. The tooth is coming in for sure. I was bitten today 2x. It is a sharp little guy. However it is not very visible unless you are bitten, or you know what you are looking for. I think I am going to go with the theory that a tooth is considered "in" when it is visible to all, meaning fully in place. Hence, the tooth watch will continue.

Mother's Day 2009 Dinner

Mother's Day festivities concluded with a nice dinner at home. Everyone pitched in to create the meal. Ryan joins us at the table these days for dinner. He likes to eat his dinner and or watch us eat ours. Last night he did not quite make it through his dinner and passed out. We all had a good laugh watching him literally take a bite, lean over, and fall asleep. Therefore, we leaned him back a little in his chair, let him sleep, and continued on with dinner. He really did not notice the difference.

Tooth Watch Continues

While there has been a tooth spotted, it is slowly working its way into the world. I am guessing that the worse part is the cutting of the gum, and I really hope that that is true because I hate to imagine Ryan in any pain or discomfort. Friends and people that I have talked with have said that suddenly the tooth was there in their kids' mouth. I wonder if anyone has experienced the long drawn out tooth. How can it suddenly be there? I know a watched pot never boils, but were these other people not watching their pots?

Happy Mother's Day 2009

This is my first Mother's Day. And truth be told, it feels like most other days. Except Ryan woke up only one time last night/ this morning. I had more hours of sleep in a row then I have had in awhile. Now that is a gift.
We all went to breakfast at our annual Mother's Day place. Grandparents, Great Aunt, Mom, Dad and baby. It was a fairly smooth experience and the meal went very well. It is all about having the right toys or objects.