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Sunday blessings

We went to the Methodist Church today. It was so refreshing. It was communion Sunday, which was such a blessing. It's been a long time...

Two Days of Appointments

For the most part, these last two days went pretty well.  Grace was a trooper as we navigated the multiple confusing buildings and...

Dinner in Boston

Had sushi after a day of appointments at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute.    We're staying overnight tonight....

Pre-transplant workups

We are heading to Boston tomorrow and Thursday for a myriad of appointments. Faith will also have her donor preparation appointments....

Next Steps: Boston Children's Hospital / Dana Farber...

Due to getting COVID, Grace's transplant date has been re-scheduled and we are currently scheduled to start the prepatory chemo (much...

Leukemia

The only known curative therapy for JMML is a bone marrow transplant, so we will be going down to the Boston Children's...

Dartmouth Emergency Room

The pathology report indicated no parasites, and no bacterial infection, but confirmed the swollen lymph nodes. The doctor said,...

Grace: Two Years of Unexplained Medical Issues

(this was written January 2024, referring to Grace's first two years of life) When Grace was about six weeks old, right at the...

Pregnant!

We were intentionally not posting online to allow for some in-person notifications, but we are happy to now announce that we are...

7th child, doesn't get a blog post...

We haven't been blogging much, just living life and having fun together.   But, it is sort of sad that Grace didn't even have...

Capital One Referral Code

I switched to Capital One after being with Citibank for years (decades, actually).  Citibank started a poor security practice of...

Heating

Since I'm on a roll of typing out the insulation we've used, I figured I might as well post about our heating systems too. We have...

Insulation

Someone just asked for advice on Facebook, and I figured I should save it here so I don't need to type it again when someone asks later....

Backlog

Jon has implemented a system for me where I can send an email to post on the blog. I will be back-dating posts so they flow with the...

In Memoriam

In honor of the end of World War I one hundred years ago today, I post a picture of Joy hugging the tree that was planted in memory of...

Why Jon Is A Great Dad

There are, of course, many examples of why Jon is a great Dad, but this is a particular one I'd like to record. One evening, Jon and...

Pocket Notes

I am posting my backlog of pocket notes. Sometimes details are sparse. 4/1 - JPD, "'I'm goin' back to my work, after watchin'...

Pocket Notes

I am posting my backlog of pocket notes. Sometimes details are sparse. 2/1 - Jonathan, "Even Einstein didn't have a triple-digit...

Pocket Notes

I am posting my backlog of pocket notes. Sometimes details are sparse. 1/4 - The whole family plays Cousin Memory. Nathaniel...

Pocket Notes

I am posting my backlog of pocket notes. Sometimes details are sparse. 11/10 - Nathaniel was a messenger to me from Joy: "mum"...

Pocket Notes

I am posting my backlog of pocket notes. Sometimes details are sparse. 9/3 - Referring to two years ago, Jeremiah said, "The other...

Pocket Notes

I am posting my backlog of pocket notes. Sometimes details are sparse. 8/9 - JPD, "The last name of my yellow shirt is 'Egg'."...

Notes and Quotes

I am posting my backlog of pocket notes. Sometimes details are sparse. 6/29/16 - Noah's party, kids building brick fort, all the...

Taking an Interest

Or: How This Mom Started Playing Minecraft They say that a good way to show love is to take an interset in what the other person is...

Nathaniel words

I am posting my backlog of pocket notes. Sometimes details are sparse. more (sign too) = "moh", also means "I want that" Mom ow...

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