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August, 2003
After visits to the eye doctor,
time for new prescriptions and eye glasses.
"I like my new Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen
fashion eyeglasses!"
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"I think my new ones are classy
looking!" |
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"Okay, how do you like my very first pair?"
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September, 2003
Last splash of summer
Bubby's picture was on the front page of the Windsor Tribune with two
of his buddies for a story of how all 230 sixth graders celebrated
surviving the first week of middle school with a pool party on Friday
afternoon.
"C'mon, pull! He can't hold on forever!" |
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Dowdy Lake
Campground camp host site.
Roosevelt National Forest, Red Feather Lakes.
A perfect weekend getaway. All the campsites were full, so with the Forest
Ranger's permission, we doubled up in the empty camp host's site.
"Wow, look at the view from up here!" |
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The rock outcropping just
visible above the top of Grandma and Grandpa's trailer is where the
picture above was taken.
"It's great to be camping again with Grandma and Grandpa!" |
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"Ahhhh, it's great to relax and
just soak up the nice warm sun!" |
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"We found a cave to explore!" |
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"Why is it Honey, that every
time, I mean EVERY TIME we sit down to eat the wind has to start blowing?
It's just ridiculous!"
"Yes Dear, I know...Good catch, Bubby!" |
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"Ahhhh, we just love campfires!"
"Anyone ready for Smores?"
"I'm ready for Jiffy Pop!" |
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"Hey Dad, the hats that Grandma
helped us knit sure do keep our heads warm on a cold night!" |
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"Hi Grandpa, the wind died down
enough for us to go canoeing!" |
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"Grandma's turn to go out!" |
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"Oh Dad, the aspens are turning
so beautiful and there's not a cloud in the gorgeous blue sky on this
wonderful day, do we have to pack up and head home?"
"Sorry." |
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October, 2003
After X-Rays and an MRI confirmed that I needed immediate neck
surgery, I had to first make the hurdle of changing insurance companies at
the first of the month.
The whiteboard in my office became the tracking zone for the six entities,
contacts, and hoops I had 48 hours to "bird dog" for immediate
approval of my scheduled surgery. With the help of
a lot of folks, I got my surgery authorization just in time to have my
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My surgery was a "Posterior
Cervical Laminectomy". An incision was made in the back of my neck to
access a ruptured disc which had embedded itself in my root
nerve causing intense pain in my neck that proceeded down my left shoulder
blade, my left shoulder, left elbow, left arm and hand. I also had numbness
in the fingers on my left hand and tingling in my left elbow, arm and
hand. Thankfully, my neurosurgeon reported the surgery was successful! |
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After a brief hospital stay, my
recovery at home was brightened by a gift basket from my teammates in the
Student Data and Assessment department. I was also flooded with words of
encouragement and support from my colleagues in Information Technology who
I work closely with. These brought a much needed lift as I
struggled through recovery with bronchitis/pneumonia, a result from a
sinus infection I had come down with from lowered immune resistance due to
lack of sleep from the pain in the weeks prior to my surgery. Good grief!
"Okay kids, you can quit your begging and dig into the huge cookies now!" |
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"Okay, Mom, time to take down the harvest decorations and get the
Halloween decorations ready to put up!" |
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"Yup, we be carvin' pumpkins!" |
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All dressed up and ready for the middle school costume dance. "I am a
Zommmmmmmmmbie." |
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"Wow, Mom, great makeup job!" |
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"I'm Fonnnnnnnnnnnnzie." |
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"Daddy's spare sunglasses are
perfect!" |
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"My best friend and I dressed up
as poodle girls for our class costume party." |
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"Mommy can sure carve a cool
pumpkin!" |
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"These turned out great!" |
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It never fails. We can have
perfect weather the week of Halloween, like we did this year with sunshine
and daily temperatures in the 80's, but as soon as the 31st comes, the
temperature dives, and we have either wind, freezing rain, snow, or all
three! Brrrrrrrrrr!!! "Hurry up, Dad, the freezing rain could ruin the
camera!" |
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