A Minor Milestone

A Minor Milestone

About two months before my surgery, I found out that my cousin Dani was having a reading of a musical called Class Reunion for which she wrote all of the music and lyrics in New York City on November 18.  I told Dani that if I was feeling up to it, I really wanted to...
A Minor Milestone

I’m proud of me!

This past summer we took a family vacation to a high-falootin’ resort in Pennsylvania with the Tapper cousins (17 total).  My son Eli managed to spend many hours and quarters at a variety of arcade games. His favorite, though, also the most frustrating, was...
A Minor Milestone

The lost art of letter writing

Today was a great day.  And I’m not saying that just because it was 11.11.11.  Although, I have to say that’s pretty great too.  Leland is really into doing something on these “special numerological” days and insisted that we do something to...
A Minor Milestone

False BraVado

I’m now sure how to start this post.  So much has happened in the last 24 hours.  I guess I’ll just jump right in. At 11:00 am on Thursday, we drove the 1 hour and 40 minutes to Tarrytown, NY.  I have never been so excited for a 100-minute drive.  As many...
A Minor Milestone

It takes a village

I”m not sure if it”s a good thing or bad that I’m posting.  Leland’s posts are so hilarious that I hate to deprive all of you of them.  We are a blogging version of the yin-yang symbol.  Even I enjoy reading them.  I always knew he was funny,...