…or know someone who loves House*  and recognize that chronic pain in someone you know, you may want to check out a new blog from my friend. We met nearly 20 years ago and she was in hideous pain then (and the doctors weren’t medicating it properly…) and it continues to this day. Her blog is mostly informative, but don’t be surprised if her wicked sense of humor comes into play as she gets more used to blogging.*Btw, on...

So we’re back.Phew.The boy burst into tears on the way home more times than I could  remember  while driving back because he just bloody well wanted to be home and snuggle with his brother. They really are a love fest. I have no idea what happened, but it’s great. It was not the best drive I’ve ever had, but Mom was great and Mary Poppins calmed the boy through the last leg (half of me feels like a cheatin’ mom for...

Ear!HeatherViaPhone

Starting sock two for Sam. Thank God her feet are smaller than mine. :-)HeatherViaPhone

We were bored!HeatherViaPhone

I realized that not everyone knows why we did this.Aiden was born with Microtia, a not-very-rare birth defect that (usually) affects the right side of the face. Lucky for us, Aiden was born with a middle and inner ear that seem to be working fine and no extra problems with jaw or face. The main problem was that his ear was small and he has no ear canal. We’ve done the surgery backwards, ear first, canal next (if he’s a candidate)...