Ethan’s Journey

​Avery, Kendall and I stayed behind today at camp with my aunt and uncle. It was a leisurely day with a quick sprinkle lasting less than 5 minutes. The rest of the precipitation went up the river valley. It was sunny most of the day but the wind was whipping! Gusts up to 32 miles per hour made it quite unenjoyable. I spent time in the camper doing things on my “to do” list like book tickets for next years cruise. We took the dogs on a walk. I also went separately. I took Penny on a bike ride as well. Avery, Kendall and I went to a local restaurant. There was live music which was ok, but a little bit loud. Yep! I sound old. I couldn’t hear Avery and Kendall talking unless we were raising our voices. The service was mediocre at best. It took 45 minutes for our food to come. Luckily we ordered poutine for an appetizer. It was delicious. Our waiter had a very meek and quiet voice and the 3 of us tried to figure out what he was saying. Our table top was a bit sticky. The menu’s were stickin...

​another awesome day at the lake. We had a leisurely day. The sun was out, it was warm. After a few walks up the road, and a bike ride with Penny and we were ready for the boat. Some of our group road jet ski’s and the rest by boat. We went to the island to go swimming.  After swimming ended, it was time for tubing! Some of the girl’s wanted to go tubing. We had our spotter as well as our tube riders. Off they went, Paul towing the all over the lake. There were a few epic falls. I had succeeded tiring Moe out. He got up in the chair and fell fast asleep. What a goof. We played “would you rather” again. It sparks some thoughtful conversations and  answers. We were all laughing and being silly. Tomorrow it is supposed to rain. I am not excited about it. It may help me make the decision of when to go home.

​it was a beautiful day at the lake even though Paul and I had to work. The lake was calm, there was a slight breeze and the sun was shining over us. Paul finished early and went out on the jet ski as I slaved away! Avery, Kendall and the Henchen crew of 6 rolled in.  Brooke, Ashley and Avery all grew up together. It was fun to see the kids and their significant others hanging out and chatting away. Brooke, Avery and Kendall go to the same college. It is neat to hear them chat about different happening on campus. We had a nice fire full of laughter. We played “Would You Rather”. One of the questions was “would you rather suck on a toe or lick an eyeball?”  The debate started. Questioning if you could choose the person whose toe you had to suck.  My answer was hands down….lick an eyeball. I don’t know why you wouldn’t choose that. Eyeballs are usually quite clean.  It’s interesting the difference in opinions over this theoretical situation. Avery started naming off th...

Animals are so interesting on the behaviors they observe. Moe enjoys sitting on the porch. Moe can’t be left outside without supervision for long. I don’t allow him to do this unless I am either outside with him or he is on his tie out away from any delivery person that may show up. Moe has figured out when my phone calls are ending for work. As soon as I hang up from a call, he jumps up and is bugging me to go out. He doesn’t have to go to the bathroom. He just wants to sit on the porch. I can’t tell if it is the inflection in my voice or a key phrase I say, but he knows when the call is done. There is no noise that signals I have hung up.  Penny has learned that if she hears the life 360 noise, someone is coming in the house soon. It is really cool that they pick up on our behaviors and noises. When I shut my computer at the end of the day, all the dogs get excited. They turn into Velcro. During our team meeting my boss was presented with a quarterly team nominated award. Our tea...

​I drove up to camp after work today. Paul passed me on the expressway about an hour from camp. He was SPEEDING! I chose not to try and keep up with him because my luck would get a ticket. I listened to 2 dateline episodes. I find two get me door to door. Neither one was narrated by Keith Morrison, which was a let down. I coped with that though. The lake was smooth and beautiful. I caught a colorful sunset. Avery, Kendall and the Henchen family arrive tomorrow.  Yay!

​Paul was so helpful today. He picked up the test kid we needed for the re-draw of Ethan’s blood for the research study Ethan is in.  It saved me a trip that likely would have eaten up a good hour of my day at the very least.  I don’t ask for much as a wife and am very grateful when I do ask for help and Paul accepts the task without complaining. Even if he did complain….it still saved me time. Ethan can take this kit with him the next time he gets his labs drawn. Hopefully a “clerical issue” won’t happen again and they can test this sample. My day was busy full of talking to candidates for work. It drained my energy and I needed a recharge by 5:00 pm. A recharge consists of doing chores, thinking, spending time alone and not talking. Ideally…without noise.  Paul got home and his ankle is all swollen due to his fall. I had him elevate and ice it for a bit. It looks pretty nasty….enough to brag about. Ouch! Ethan is considering doing an apprenticeship to become an electric...