Transition Time

So, even though my boys would tell you I am old and farty and a computer retard, I have somehow figured out (with much help from my 16 year old) how to create my own blog. It was time. My main intention for this page is to keep family and friends up to date during my upcoming trip to the Dominican Republic, where I will go with a team of doctors and nurses from the hospital where I work in Philadelphia to help run a primary care clinic is a Haitian refugee camp. The trip is in 6 weeks, I figured I better practice on this blog thing before I go.
Also, I am inspired by friends who blog, especially Sarah and Sandra and thought I could join in the fun because lets face it Face Book just isn't enough. Now I just have to figure out how to load photos and make my page look pretty ( I have my priorities you know)

Another reason to blog was to document the transition in our lives. Just dropped my firstborn off at University. I have been asking myself all summer, how did I get to this point? I mean it does not seem like 5 mins since I was bringing home this premature baby and now he is a strapping 6ft something man who has been ready to leave home for sometime, it just took me a little while to catch up. Really truly I am not worried about Joe at all he is bright and resourceful and responsible and has shown us time after time that he can deal with life the right way, no I am worried about me and how much I will miss him. What will Colin and I talk about now, and will Biggles (the dog) who is so bonded to Joe ever get over the loss. Because Joe is over 6 hours away in New Hampshire we do not expect to see him until Thanksgiving. Too long, way too long. I am just going to have to blog my way through it.