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The value of a work ethic
Sadly, I must record once again: that Karl left his chores and tasks to the very end of the day because his priorities are playing games on his computer allday without the slightest concern for his future. This is the second blog entry that I ... |
Jun 21, 2010 8:50:00 PM |
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Karl returns from camp (fcdrycreek.com)
Today is the first installment on my blog surrounding Karl's activities. The reason I must blog about Karl is I am worried about what he plans to do the rest of the Summer. Karl does not seem worried at all about his jobsearch or anything else he ... |
Jun 14, 2010 8:54:00 PM |
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Karl Graduates From Mag West
Today I saw Karl walk across the stage and get his so-called Distinguished Achievement announced diploma. I'm not sure what that means but I suppose it helps in some small way. Overall the commencement was very good but there were no extra ... |
May 29, 2010 10:00:00 PM |
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Preparing for Helen's service
Melissa has been the real trooper in preparation for Helen's burial service @ Klein on Sat. 5/1. Without Ms. M the house would not be in very good shape for the hoard of people coming to the house after the service. Karl and I will need to make a ... |
Apr 30, 2010 8:13:00 AM |
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Helen suffers no more
I got a call about 2:52 this morning with a word from the Hospice nurse Lori that her breathing was a sign. I woke Karl and we left for the Woodland's Healthcare Center right away We were too late by about 5 minutes; she had passed very ... |
Apr 25, 2010 8:28:00 AM |
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Odyssey Hospice keeping Helen comfortable
A triage RN showed up yesterday for so-called hospice care. Helen's condition degraded markedly after getting the phenergan medication from the first RN. She was not at all responsive. The nurse in the first bullet was replaced by a new RN ... |
Apr 23, 2010 10:00:00 PM |
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Karl's 18th b-day
I barely made it to the HealthCare Center b4 Karl with Ariel in tow came in the door. In spite of the rushed nature of getting everything together for a Nursing Home birthday part for Karl I sucessfully got a photo of Karl blowing out his ... |
Apr 19, 2010 8:21:00 AM |
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End of the road
Yesterday on a whim I looked at Magnolia West's tennis schedule in an effort to get a glimpse of what Karl is doing in school tennis. I noticed the schedule said there was the last tourney today before the playoffs. When I got home I asked Helen if ... |
Oct 7, 2009 9:47:00 AM |
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Karl's first main tennis tournament
After driving for 4 hours to and around College Station I finally found Karl. His tennis coach was very helpful and found out where he was right away for me. Of course the tennis match was the location furthest away but not-to-worry as I was able ... |
Apr 4, 2009 8:29:00 PM |
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Karl gets his new car! (finally)
Since this is a Back-Blog I will be expanding with some comments in the days after the purchase of Karl's new (used) car: a Toyota Prius. In summary I think Karl and I are definitely impressed with the vehicle. What is really surprising is this 8 ... |
Mar 20, 2009 5:00:00 PM |
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Punkin takes the SAT today!
Karl took his SAT today and upon his return he is very upbeat and confident. Now, for a reward Karl and I will go car shopping. |
Mar 14, 2009 8:55:00 AM |
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Karl get's his new glasses today
Another milestone today with our kiddo. Karl got some new eyeglasses today from Eyemasters. It was fairly painless. The doctor that saw Karl was very pleasant. And, the folks next door at the frames factory where equally pleasant as well. Karl ... |
Feb 21, 2009 10:43:00 PM |
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Karl's new car
Karl got his new used car this week (a KIA Optima of 2004 vintage). Unfortunately, he did not pass the eye-exam down at the DPS this week. And, as a result, he has not been able to drive the shiny new machine to school. The new car is ... |
Feb 20, 2009 6:33:00 PM |
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Another visit to the Waller drivers license bureau
Another blow to Karl's 6 months of trying to get a drivers license. He apparently failed the eye examination. This was a big surprise to me and his Mom and even to Karl because he says he does not need glasses. This is nothing but a big ... |
Feb 17, 2009 4:46:00 PM |
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Karl's week
I got an emal reply from Punkin today and he told me all about his first tennis match today and how he won his first doubles. Sad: I did not get to see this match! Soon i will have to annouce that I want to work-from-home 2-days/week |
Oct 2, 2008 7:53:00 PM |
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Labor Day weekend (Mom and Karl)
Karl was mad at me most of the weekend but finally we did some driving on Sunday and again today. Karl is more-and-more driving to stores and such for errands. He has driven me to Brookshire Brothers and HEB in TomasBall. The weekend was pretty ... |
Sep 1, 2008 6:00:00 PM |
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LifeGift ceremony for Dean
Helen and I drove to the Crowne Plaza in Houston on Fri. 8/18 for the medallion award ceremony for Dean and all of the LifeGift donor families. The ceremony was very well done with a live choir that sang at the start and the closing. I don't ... |
Aug 18, 2008 7:53:00 PM |
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July The Fifth
Karl and I talked about Dean yesterday starting with his autopsy report. I suppose both of us still don't understand how Dean got to the condition he was in. I explained the autopsy report to Karl and like his Mother I think they were a little ... |
Jul 5, 2008 8:35:00 AM |
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Karl this weekend
Karl got his 4gig of mem installed for the weekend and he was really impressed. I have to admit that I am impressed too w/ the performance of the machine. It was so cute to see Karl impatient to receive the mem sticks andthen to watch his ... |
Jun 23, 2008 7:05:00 PM |
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Karl's email
Karl was very cute today. This morning early he called me and told me about seeing the UPS truck drive by but he was not able to tell if the truck knew where to go. We exchanged email in a volly most of the day peppered with descriptions of ... |
Jun 16, 2008 7:15:00 PM |