An update on Penny's progress.
Category: family
So There, Now You Know As Much As Me
7 days following the initial news of Penny's heart issues, we left Springfield at 7AM to head to Children's Mercy Hospital (CMH) in Kansas City. Our first appointment was at 11AM but with a solid schedule ahead of us we wanted to get a bite to eat, which took us to Panera. Being unfamiliar with … Continue reading So There, Now You Know As Much As Me
She Has a Name
We wanted to avoid hospitals. And doctors. And anything Covid related. Which is why we had chosen to have our fourth baby at Family Birth and Wellness, which is a midwife service. This necessitated the use of a 3rd party ultrasound service, which in turn meant that the concerns of the 20 week ultrasound, taken … Continue reading She Has a Name
The Most Powerful Woman in Springfield
"Do you want to know who the most powerful woman in Springfield is?" he asked me over the counter. I can't remember his name, but he was a contractor. I wondered if there had been some 417 Magazine article about up and coming women in our town. Or maybe there had been a write-up in … Continue reading The Most Powerful Woman in Springfield
Into the Promised Land of Classical Education
The title is a little tongue in cheek if you know anything about Israel's entrance into the Promised Land. Any promise that an educational system is going to be idyllic will be found to be false, just as anything in life that promises to be idyllic will be false. Marriage, child-rearing, work, art...these are all … Continue reading Into the Promised Land of Classical Education
Far Greater Privilege
There was this Eddie Murphy bit on Saturday Night Live back in the day where he dressed up like a white guy to see what happened on public transit when all the black folks disembarked. Basically it turned into a cocktail party, if I remember right. It was funny, you know, back when Saturday Night … Continue reading Far Greater Privilege
Nathan Writes 