Dust In The Wind

Lately, I've been thinking on the transitory nature of life.  Maybe its been the passing of the seasons, with autumn's beautiful foliage decaying into winter's harsh cold.  Whatever the case, a number of "big" things have happened over the last couple of weeks. The University of Kansas demolished McCollum Hall, a 50-year-old dorm and my …

Start!

Between sick kids, work projects, and just "life," things have been hectic around the Ferris house the last couple of weeks.  In spite of the upheaval that deadlines and vomit can bring,  life lately has been very blah.  Not that I need my life to be action packed and "go-go-go," but things have settled into a …

Surviving Darla

This past week has been a trying one in the Ferris household.  Sickness rolled in like a thick fog last Sunday morning and booked an extended stay package through Friday.  By the end of the week, this is how I felt: And hell it was.  It wasn't enough for one kid to get sick, that …