by Kathy Nickerson | May 27, 2009 | family, happy endings
When our granddaughter, Claire Felicity White, was born, we stood around her little bed like this. The first night we crowded twenty-some people into the cubicle and willed our less-than-two-pound-baby to be strong. After her twin sister, Ellery Blythe, slipped...
by Kathy Nickerson | May 25, 2009 | happy endings, mercy
I’ve always been a strong beleiver in saying things out loud to put them in perspective. This can be dangerous, of course. My husband has been known to take shelter occassionally because he fears losing a limb in the mine-field of my emotions. The thoughts...
by Kathy Nickerson | May 20, 2009 | Uncategorized
I eat ice cream. As if it won’t really pack on the pounds as long as I eat it when no one is watching. I’m pretty sure this is the first sign of an addiction. But, then, I buy exotic vegetables like canned Squash with Vidalia Onions. Or Triple Succotash...
by Kathy Nickerson | May 19, 2009 | work, writing
I didn’t know I was a control freak. This ugly trait surfaced when I finished making summer schedules for the office. The little columns were all lined up neatly on my Google calendar, indicating where shifts overlapped and where we might have a gap. And there...
by Kathy Nickerson | May 15, 2009 | happy endings, work
We have doubled our office staff this summer. That means four people instead of two sharing my front office space in the clinic. It is wonderful in so many ways. For one thing, we can accomplish a lot more with two more people on the nursing staff – –...
