Archive for June 2009

I walked out the door Monday morning to see a tow truck trying to scoop up Samantha’s car (the last in the lot) to move it so that they could paint the lines and re-seal the lot. I admit that the management had tucked notices in our door that the project would begin that morning, [...]

The first six months of 2009 have been filled with many storms. Tonight was yet another time that Samantha (who sprained her ankle yesterday and hasn’t been able to swiftly descend the stairs) wanted both of us to head down to the fitness center to avoid the oncoming storm. I had already ordered a pizza [...]

Saturday morning Samantha and I participated in Ellie’s Run for Africa, a 5K race through Warner Park to benefit church and school projects to help out children in a Nairobi. We also had Samantha’s brother and childhood friend stay with us the night before, and my mom’s sister turned in her first run after having [...]

The casters squeaked loudly as the staff carefully rolled the platform down the ramp. I stood quietly with my back to it, lined up with five other relatives and family friends. The narrow ramp had made it difficult to maneuver, but once down to our level we were able to complete that particular leg of [...]