Category: Family

  • Pete liked it, though I think we could fit the entire family in the pants.

  • As usual, we were in NJ for the holiday, but with a twist—Virginia and her mom got some time together alone on Christmas Eve in Pa., then joined us early Christmas Day.  

  • We caught the holiday Panto Aladdin at People’s Light and Theater, the local nonprofit. It’s a blast every year and we loved it. As a bonus, Sarah (Kelly’s girlfriend) joined us. She’s the one on the right.

  • Mike Young and his helpers have the basement looking pretty darn good. We’ve moved soem stuff back out into the living area, and Kelly and his girlfriend are watching TV down there tonight, so it must not be THAT bad.

  • The Basement … It's Getting There

    A month ago, Hurricane Sandy left our basement under about 10 inches of water, and forced us to clean up one of the rooms we’d never really touched after moving in 4-plus years ago. But it’s looking better, and is almost done.

  • Our Holiday Card

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  • Virginia’s family—including Cousin Mary and Aunt Doris—came in from out of state for the holiday. The twist this year (there’s always a twist) was that the we had the holiday turkey dinner on Friday. On Thursday, Virginia promised Kelly Chinese food—except, of course, that, you know, Chinese-Americans celebrate Thanksgiving like every other American and there…

  • Kevin brought his camera and took some pics while wandering around West Philly while with Kelly last weekend. Here are some of the photos. I laid off photos of Kelly, who doesn’t appreciate cameras in his face when he isn’t feeling well.

  • We’re home after a 4-day stay at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Kelly had been struggling with his IBD since we switched medicines this summer (he had developed an allergy to the medicine that had served him well for two year, Remicade, and had switched to another, Humira), and he slipped into a flare in October.…

  • Kevin’s with Kelly at Children’s Hospital tonight. Not a huge deal, Kellykid’s been struggling with his IBD and we needed hospital-grade meds. Vegas has set the over-under on a release date at Tuesday afternoon, and we’re taking the “under.” As always, we’re grateful to have Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia nearby when we need it.

  • Hurricane Sandy

    These are my feet, in my mom’s basement, on Saturday, Nov.3. If you look to the left of my left foot, you’ll see water coming up from the carpet padding, which I’ve pulled back. This is the back end of her basement, which apparently is the lowest point in the room, because it had the…

  • We took a walk through the Evansburg State Park with Kelly’s friend Mike last weekend. Our plan is to hike through Yosemite next summer, so Virginia says it’s time to start practicing.