Life With Boys

I’ve made it through today with only a few tears, a major accomplishment when you consider this is the two year anniversary of my Mom’s death. I can’t even begin to recount how much our lives have changed in the past two years. In some ways we’re all feeling a degree of freedom that we… Continue reading

“This year instead of resolutions focus on your aspirations.” Simple Abundance What a strange way to start a new year, focusing on all that can be — not deprivation but fulfillment. So what do I aspire to this year? To complete my She Remembers Pearl Harbor website. I have the pieces, now I just need… Continue reading

I’m still on the “bland” diet until January 8 (and even then I’m not going out for a steak dinner) but I’m having questions. Everything I read says something different about what I can and cannot eat. They all say a “high fiber” diet. The printout my doctor gave me says lots of water, 3… Continue reading

I’m back home, watching White Christmas and eating saltines and blended soups (not much to look at, but still tastes OK.)Merry Christmas to all! Continue reading

Recovered family correspondence — December 24, 2007. Original email from Peter Zeimet. Original subject: “retro Jello recipe.” Body preserved verbatim. lime pineapple sour creamjello 1. dissolve one large package LIME JELLO or two small ones with drained CRUSHED pineapple (large) can juice and water about half liquid amount called for on the instructions (like anyone… Continue reading

We have received two mystery packages for the boys. Each contains some type of over sized puzzle. If you sent this, please let me know. Thanks. Continue reading

The tube came out last night at about 10 ish. It’s the best Christmas present ever! I’m supposed to have some tests this morning and then maybe we’ll try some clear liquids (yeah more rubber jello and Popsicles!) You’d think with a diet like this I’d be losing weight like crazy, but no — no… Continue reading

Recovered family correspondence — December 23, 2007. It is odd because I read where you had the bowel obstruction……….boy are you fortunate they caught it before it ruptured. Your grandmother had the same thing and she kept complaining to the doctors at the VA and they said it was a myriad of different things. It… Continue reading