I don’t know why I don’t/can’t sleep when Laureen leaves on her Mary Kay expeditions. She’s in Houston this weekend, and I’ve got the kids. It’s not that hard, but I don’t sleep well at all. I got to bed around 1 a.m., Jessie had crying jags at 2 a.m. and 5 a.m., and Jacob …
Category Archives: Health
Feeling very sleepy…
Some of you may know that I have sleep apnea. It’s a relatively mild case, but I do snore pretty badly. I did a sleep study in 2006, and now I have a CPAP machine. CPAP stands for Continuous Positive Air Pressure, and that’s what the device essentially forces on you. People have two or …
Now Who’s Pregnant Again? Not Us.
No it ain’t us. However, I wanted to repost this op-ed from USA Today that I found intriguing: For Christian conservatives, the pregnancy, at 16, of Nickelodeon actress Jamie Lynn Spears – the wholesome star of Zoey 101 and younger sister of troubled singer Britney Spears – poses a good news-bad news dilemma. Lopeynote: #1: …
In Memoriam: Chewie NoMiddleName Jones, 1996(?)-2007
We let Chewie go to Doggie Heaven earlier today. Last night, she was having difficulty breathing, and it was requiring more and more effort to breathe for her. So, we decided today was the day. I remember when she first came into our lives as a cute little abandoned puppy. Her ears didn’t even stand …
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An update on Chewie
We just found out that Chewie’s rapid weight loss and lack of interest in eating is due to several tumors in her stomach. Essentially, there’s only one option for her at this point, and I’m not really happy about that.
Workout update
Today was the first official weigh in. I’m down from 281 to 266. 15 pounds. That was my goal for the entire course, and I’ve done it in four weeks. Now, to just keep it off.
Rockin’ the Workout
I’m starting the third week of team training. It looks like I’ve lost about 15 pounds so far. However, I still always look for the closest parking spot to the front door of the gym. Some things don’t change. Thanks Eric and Analisa for letting us stay over! We had fun.
Feeling Better, Then Just Feeling It
If you haven’t stopped by Lopey’s Links yet, you’re missing my sad attempt at making a Fark.com clone with other “somewhat interesting but probably only to me” links. But I’m happy with it, and it keeps me out of trouble. This is the second week of my weight management/exercise program. It’s interesting. I’m on essentially …
A long update
Let’s see, where to begin: Jacob has a rare blood disorder called Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura. Roughly translated, that is “We don’t know why his platelet count drops and causes bruises.” It only happens when he gets a virus, but he really bruises easily, and we have to watch for possible head bumps. The gist of …
The big update
It’s been a while since I wrote on the blog. Life has kept us rather busy. In short: Jacob turned 3 yesterday. He has new pictures in the webgallery links for April 2007. The pictures are now reasonably sized. Jessie is going through a fussy stage–teeth hurt, tummy hurts, doesn’t want anyone but mama. She’s …