• back and forward and reading and writing

    The boy went to the gastro yesterday and there are tests underway. One of which requires collecting a stool sample, and so we are waiting for that to, ahem, arrive. But he started barfing even more, despite increasing the dosage…

  • moving right along

    Today I got relatively little accomplished. I read Lisa Shearin’s The Grendel Affair, which was really excellent and you should go read it right now. I liked the characters, the concept, and the worldbuilding. Good action and great camaraderie among…

  • The to-do list

    Another day without barfing! whoohoo! We’re on a roll now. My to-do list is huge. First off, I need to clean the house from top to bottom. I started today, after running some errands. More will come tomorrow. I need…

  • the fingers be crossed

    Boy has only barfed once in the past three days. I am hoping he’s really improving. I’ve been eating and cooking and playing cards and having a great time this week. My folks will be leaving in a few days.…

  • In which a book is completed

    Trace of Magic is done and sent off to my editor and agent. I’m sure there will be comments and revisions to come, but for now, it’s a done book. Finally. I had it drafted weeks ago, but with all…

  • and another day bites the dust

    Boy is still not getting better. Trying all I can to get him into a gastroenterologist sooner rather than later. Holidays make this tougher, as is the need for a pediatric gastroenterologist. Cuts the number of docs that he can…

  • boy updatery

    So the boy is not better. Still throwing up as much today as a week ago.  Took him to the doc again today. The upshot is head scratching and a referral to a gastro specialist, plus some bloodwork. He was…

  • It’s all in the stomach

    We have all been sick this week. Well, except the man. But the boy has had it worse and it doesn’t seem to be clearing up. I took him to the doctor earlier in the week, but nothing seems to…

  • Oh the thinks you can think

    There are now things on the walls of my office. Swords, axes, pictures, maps . . . the usual. Then there are stacks of boxes that need to be emptied. Boxes of stuff. Supplies. Useful things, but they aren’t all…

  • snow and hills and books and shelves

    This morning I slept ridiculously late and then we headed out to try to find a snow hill. I figured we’d drive east until we hit more snow, but I was vetoed and we instead veered off the highway to…