It’s cold here. In lots of ways. And in other ways, it already feels completely normal. My parents, my dog, my husband, and I arrived in Newport News, Virginia Friday, January 22, at around 2:00pm. The total travel time from Florida landed at about 20 hours, thanks to the 15-foot U-Haul that was towing Clayton’s [...]

My husband is breathing again. I’m pretty sure it had decreased significantly over the past month, and then for two days last week, stopped entirely. Last Wednesday Clayton took the Physician Assistant Certification Exam, codename: PANCE. I have so many “party in Clayton’s PANCE” jokes handy, but I’ll spare you those. For now. So, last [...]

Last Friday was my last official day at work. I don’t write too much about my job or coworkers  here, not because I don’t adore both but because I’ve never asked them if they’d mind. I don’t think that I will ever find a work environment so professionally and personally nurturing as the one I’m about [...]

Out of the blue, or because I drink tons of coffee and eat a hugeawful amount of chocolate right over top of my computer, my F key started getting stuck. I suppose I could clean my keyboard. Better yet, I could just do what I do and have to retype everything and curse and moan at my [...]

In the wake of a chaotic, which-way-is-up month, I realized that poor Bryson must be completely confused with all the changes that have taken place over the past four weeks. First, strangers invaded his house accompanied by a 3-pound chihuahua. To avoid further stress and a potential law suit, we kept the dogs separated for [...]

Normally this is the kind of entry that I would think about doing and never actually sit down and create. But with Clayton’s certification exam getting nauseatingly close and our move-in with my parents complete, I’ve found myself with quite a bit of free time on my hands. So, please enjoy a little snippet of [...]