Covenant group meets at my house tonight. I'm making my black bean cornmeal casserole because I've failed to plan ahead, but that is vegetarian- and if I leave french fried onions off of part of it, it will also be gluten-free. And I have everything for it. I'm glad I haven't made it in a bit. Though if I had planned ahead, I think I would have ( Read more... )

I am no longer counting down weeks, but days until we go to pick up Emily. I am excited about going to get her, and the pangs of missing her are more pronounced after chatting and things like that. In certain ways, it's good that this is infrequent. I would either be a wreck all the time or may take her for granted if I had ready access ( Read more... )

I got my information from the Iowa Department of Public Health/Bureau of Vital Records ( Read more... )

The subject is the title of a documentary I watched yesterday about gay and Lesbian Orthodox and Chasidic Jews ( Read more... )

Kelly and Chris came over last night and we went shopping for Emily's care package. It picks up my mood to do nice things for her. It also makes me wish we had more money so that I could do more nice things for her ( Read more... )

Another hearing today, and a text from Gabi, sending love from Baltimore ( Read more... )

It has become clear that I don't bike everywhere when I'm not feeling well, and I am thankful for that option ( Read more... )

Emily made me promise not to become too reclusive in her absence. Thus, on my work and play calendar, one of my activities is "Take Ted downtown ( Read more... )

I have a lot of things that I would put here if I didn't know that people read it. Some of it I want to share with some of you. But not with all of you.
-Claven

So far I enjoy living in the new place (have I mentioned this?) I have got my weight bench set up, and yesterday resumed my work-out. I had to draw back from where I was, but that's not a real surprise, as I've only really been at it in spurts ever since April, 6 weeks of bed-rest, surgical setbacks, etc. Then it was Summer, and now it's now ( Read more... )