Sleeping without mom...

Mia cannot be without mom. Since mom’s gone, she grabs a shoe and sets it down next to her before going to sleep. Mia, Mia, Mia...I said NO DOG!!!

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The Things you Hear

Periodically, I post pictures that seem interesting. Here is a sound bite that I find fascinating. However, I think it’s only a sound that is music to the ears of parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents. The sound of Penelope:

Click here to hear Penelope

4 Generations!

I love to see four generations together. Looking forward to five!

Penelope and Alicia are in Town!!

Paul gets a chance to take care of his niece, Penelope. Nice work, Uncle Paul! He loves the baby duty....

(Kyle hasn’t passed the stone yet...but he’s feeling much better with the pain pills...more to follow)

Kidney Stones!!!!!

So it's not the appendix, it's kidney stones. He's coming home tonight for them to hopefully pass soon. Oh the pain!

CAT Scan at 10pm

We were just told his CAT scan will be at 10pm. Then we’ll know for sure whether to take out appendix.

Decisions, Decisions

Not another decision!

Should we or not?

It's a tough decision to make...

Still waiting

Take parts out or not...waiting for scan

Possible Appendicitis

Surgery tonight for Kyle? More to follow after ambulance ride to Kaiser, Panorama City

Change in the air

I’m in the “seriously contemplating FAA retirement” mode. A company (WCG) is offering me an instructional position with them to train new air traffic controllers. The pay is good, the job is rewarding, and the stress free work is intriguing. I would most likely be done with the FAA August 31 and be working for WCG September 1. My office is still at Burbank Tower with occasional trips to Los Angeles where they are building a Air Traffic Control Tower Simulator. I will help develop simulations for several towers (included other towers I’ve work--LAX and Santa Monica) including Burbank. No final decision, but I’m putting the paperwork in to get the ball rolling. Hours are flexible, fellow instructors are retired friends, and more opportunities can develop with this move. More to follow....

UPDATE: The decision is made, retirement will be July 31. Life is good. A review of the career to come.

The Things You See...

We have a very nice pool, even the ducks enjoy it!

Kentucky's Rich...

Time to leave Louisville, KY. While at the airport drinking Starbuck's finest, we ran into Larry Birkhead (Dannielynn's father...aka Anna Nichol Smith's baby). Although Dannielynn is beautiful and an exact image of Anna, she isn't near as pretty as Penelope Jane.

I took a few pictures from afar, but none of them good. Nevertheless here's one.

Not the Hair!

Penelope’s first few weeks has been a great blessing to all of us here in Louisville, KY. I have discovered, through body language, that hair is not her favorite thing...