The Story of Our Lives

Laurie

  • The Civility of a Broken Femur

    I’m typing this while I’m lying in bed, my left leg in a continuous passive motion machine, and my left femur cut cleanly in half. The bone is held together by a metal plate and six screws. Continue reading

  • In Memory of Nana

    My beloved Nana, age 93, passed away rather suddenly on December 6, 2020, adding a whole new level of pain to an already challenging year. Continue reading

  • Fall Fun

    A pictorial roundup of some fun fall highlights! Pumpkin patch Pumpkin carving (a first for both father and son) Laurie’s 6th hip surgery, which was extremely NOT fun. (one more surgery to go) Hiking The park Climbing the ladder Touching… Continue reading

  • Future Tradesperson

    Working as an editor in the building and construction trade press, I talk and write a lot about the skilled trades shortage. Tonight, Landon climbed up on the sofa, got out his tape measurer and told me “Fix the window.… Continue reading

  • Jennings

    A photographic review of our trip to Jennings back in August. This was Landon’s first “hike” where he walked the whole way! He loved it. Hikes since then haven’t gone as smoothly, but we’ve had success telling him we’re looking… Continue reading