So, Tricia and I spent the first part of April in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. I was attending the American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology International conference and she came along for the ride. I had a poster to present at the conference (YAY original research!!). We had a great time wandering around this “foreign” city and […]
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5th Anniversary Staycation 2010…
Well, it’s Sunday night and Tricia and I are waiting for Abby to come back home from the Geyer’s. We had a great anniversary weekend and wanted to tell you all about it!
USA Today and Fox News…
Greetings all, I wanted to share some national news with you. Last Saturday, I participated in a Sweetheart Dance Walter Reed threw for a Pediatric Oncology Patient. I was in charge of taking “photo-booth-style” photos of the people who showed up. It was a great time and everyone seemed to enjoy it. (I even got […]
Guatemala update…
Just got off the phone with Tricia. She had called this morning but we got cut off 5 minutes into the conversation. Turns out, her cell phone ran out of minutes and she couldn’t break away from work until this evening to get another card!! She spent the day in the clinic again today. She […]
Guatemala news…
I just got off the phone with Tricia. I took notes this time so I could pass on some information other than “she’s having fun.” Today was the first clinic day and it was crazy. She said it is “true family practice.” Her first patient was a 1 year old. Then some adults, more kids, […]
The Blizzard of 2010 and Guatemala…
Greetings everyone, In tonight’s update, we learn of a woman who saves, a man who matures, and a Piglet who “eats it.” Photos and stories below. It’s all terribly exciting.
We Have Skype!!!
So, I was sitting in the living room watching TV when the computer started ringing!! I went to see what was going on and a strange woman was trying to Skype! me. It seems that Tricia was able to borrow a computer in Guatemala from one of the mission members and jumped on Skype! Chatted […]
Christmas 2009 – AGAIN!!
Greetings all, It certainly has been a pixel-filled Christmas. Pictures abound and the lighting schemes are getting more complex! Wanted to share some from the latest batch. These pictures are from our trip to Yorktown to see the Grandparents Wessler as well as Auntie Anna, Unkle Erik (hehe), Lydia and Lukas. Good times were had […]
Christmas Day 2009!!!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!! Greetings from the cold northeast. Still have snow on the ground and the forecast says it’s not going to warm up any time soon. They did FINALLY come and shovel out all the street parking so we can get back to not worrying about where the car is going to go if we […]