March 26th, 2008 |
by Helen |
published in
Crohn's Disease, General updates
On Monday I told my doctor I’m continuing to have symptoms. Mostly they’re in the category of “inconvenient and mildly painful” rather than, they significantly change what I’m able to do during each day. I’m glad about that.
Last month my doctor talked to me about other medication options after a test showed disease that the [...]
March 24th, 2008 |
by Helen |
published in
General updates, Music
Breaking May (the band Ben is in) live in concert March 10, 2008. Ben is on the left playing the keyboard.
This is one of five clips of the band from that event. They wrote the three songs they played that evening.
March 23rd, 2008 |
by Helen |
published in
General updates
Esther had a haircut yesterday in which she asked for a “face frame with layers”.
Ben had his hair cut recently shorter than it has been for a while.
March 20th, 2008 |
by Helen |
published in
General updates
Ben had braces put on his teeth yesterday morning. They were hurting yesterday evening but he was relieved that they were feeling somewhat better when he woke up today.
Evidently his friends at school had said today would be the worst day so he was worried after what they felt like last night.
One of the [...]
March 15th, 2008 |
by Helen |
published in
General updates, Music
Esther and I went to the finalists concert this afternoon. Judges were there listening and would decide which one of them would go on to play with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (in this concert they were accompanied by a pianist).
There were five violinists, a viola player and a cellist who made it to the finals. [...]
March 13th, 2008 |
by Helen |
published in
General updates
Esther’s school orchestra concert was a couple of days ago. It went fine.
Esther is the one with the headband on to the left of the conductor.
Here’s a camera video clip of a short solo Esther had in Pavanne by Faure, arranged for string orchestra.
Esther’s solo