Phanatic Around Town, Lloyd Hall/Boathouse Row

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Photo of the Day, 7/4/2010

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Photo of the Day, 6/30/2010

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More Phanatic Around Town, Philadelphia International Airport

I've had these photos for a couple of weeks, but I hadn't gotten around to posting them. Many thanks to Jaime and Tara who were kind enough to photograph the Phanatic (separately), since it was inside the concourse. Without further ado...









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Photo of the Day, 6/25/2010

Posts stuck in the sidewalk from old parking meters put to good use (Walnut St).





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What Are You Grateful For?

I just saw that question asked on a blog that I read, and it really made me think. Health emergencies and difficult personal times always make one think about life, etc., but I have a really hard time remembering or reminding myself of the things that I'm grateful for or that make me happy.

Of course, I'm thankful that my mom's getting better. There's a long road ahead of us, but she's getting better, so that's all that I can hope for. I'm also realizing that it'll take her a long time to fully recover, so every bit of progress is an accomplishment.

And I'm also thankful for the time that I spent on Saturday taking pictures. I've been neglecting the things that bring me joy lately, but I've realized that if I let myself indulge in them a little bit, All of the difficult things that I have to deal with afterward so much more manageable. I didn't take any phenomenally good photos, but that wasn't the point. It was to get out and about, and spend a few minutes paying attention to my surroundings rather than my mom's health or other things that stress me.

So those are the things that I am thankful for. I've tried unsuccessfully before to keep a gratitude journal, but I'm going to try to refocus on remembering these things even if I don't necessarily write it down every day.

Edited to add: One thing that I'm going to get back on is my Phanatic photo series. One pic to come soon...

Mom, an Update, Part 3

Mom came home yesterday. They performed a procedure on Monday called a kyphoplasty, in which they inserted a balloon into the area of her spine with the compression fracture, expanded the space, and then injected some sort of cement into it. Other than some minor ache-y-ness from the procedure itself (they performed it laproscopically), she felt a million times better just 2 hours after the procedure. She may need some physical therapy, since she's been on her back for over a week, but that's pretty easy to deal with. She'll also start treatment next week, and we'll see where it goes from there.

I don't know why I can't put it into writing, but I can't. I can say it, I have no problem saying that word, but seeing it written in black and white is still a little too much for me right now.

Photo of the Day, 6/8/2010

I stole this idea from Tracey.

Baby H feet!





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Thank You

It's been a difficult week for me, and there will be more difficult times to come, but so many people have been so incredibly thoughtful, supportive and kind. I never realized how much a call, email, text, or a walk could make me feel so much better. So to all of you - and you know who you are - THANK YOU.


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Mom, an update part 2

More test have been done. She's been poked and prodded and scanned and poked some more. Now we have results. They're not the results that we wanted. So now we have to figure out the next steps. I think I'm still a little stunned by it all.


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