First, I went to school. Second, I did all of my classes, and then this is where it begins: I went to my backpack and got my bag of sweets and Valentine’s cards. They have Ninja Turtles and smell like pepperoni pizza. Then I passed them out to everyone in the “yellow” group.…
It’s the end of Week Two and I’m sure you’re all wondering… Where is Jaimie? How is James doing? Why haven’t there been any updates on the blog? What is HA-PPEN-ING? In a word: bedtime. I’ve been putting Jacob to bed twelve times a night. And then it’s 10:30 and…
We’re part way into Week Two and it’s raining. It’s raining so much in Santa Cruz that James is trapped over the hill and has to spend the night at Matt and Dr. Antsy’s. Hopefully things will clear up and he won’t have to rent a helicopter to rescue Granddad and…
It’s Sunday night and we’ve survived Week One of our Six Week Retreat of Healing. James has been settling-in at Granddad and Grandma Suzy’s this week, commuting to Los Gatos for his daily radiation treatments, and doing his best to balance staying busy and not wearing himself out. He had…
Over the holiday break, Granddad held a neighborhood pony party, complete with miniature neighbors and miniature ponies. It was great. During the party, Jakey Crockett and Nathaniel Boone palled around with their buddy Jack and the Beanstalk (this nickname will become apparent later on), climbing trees and fences and ponies. Meanwhile,…
Many years ago, my dear friend Kristen was on an airplane. She’s eagerly looking forward to cracking her big new Harry Potter book for several hours of cross-country magical mayhem when an older gentleman, sitting next to her, decides to chat her up, “Is that one of those books about…
My last three jobs primarily focused on large-scale change initiatives… helping people and organizations to understand, absorb and accept a constant stream of changes, both big and small. We used to talk a lot about “getting comfortable with being uncomfortable.” We focused on listening. We emphasized and reemphasized what was important.…
A quick update to let you know I’ll post a more satisfying update on Saturday. Running on fumes this week and am coasting into the weekend via gravity and momentum. James and the boys have another four-day weekend and are off adventuring today. Thank you to everyone for your texts, calls…
Years ago, my dad told me this story where he had two job offers he couldn’t decide between. His indecision led him to wake-up on a Monday morning, get into his car, and start driving without a plan. It was his first day on the job and he needed to…
Not a lot of new updates to provide on the #TeamJames front. That’s the character-building part of this whole situation… getting comfortable with being so excruciatingly uncomfortable… and the waiting. James and I will head-up to meet with the Stanford oncologists on Wednesday. Meanwhile Granddad will come down to hold…