the sCenario

...and this end is a new beginning. ;) I've given the matter some thought, and I've decided that this story -- the story of Diana P...

The Memorial was lovely, moving, and really hard. There are pictures of the tree planting, but I'm not ready to go over them yet. Here...

News-type stuff: The other local paper, the Gazette (do they still call it The Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids?) also wants to do a sto...

Diana Paulina died peacefully Monday morning, after fourteen months of intense negotiations with lung cancer. A memorial celebration will be...

I'm doing a lot better than I expected I would be. I started getting caught up on all those appointments I've been putting off -- c...

Memorial/Wake will be held on Saturday, May 10. Wake from 1 to whenever, with the tree planting at 3 and the tequila toast at 7? Here'...

So, there's this obituary thing... I do fancy myself a bit of a writer, but I don't much like deadlines. Anybody who'd like to ...

...began officially a couple of minutes ago. May God have mercy on us all. Would a memorial next Sunday work, or should we push it to the w...

-- a multi-leveled title. Partly, it's the constant flow of visitors -- Nancy got here Wednesday (last Wednesday, now -- she left today)...

Hello all, it's tonight's guest blogger. I arrived this afternoon after an uneventful trip and apparently brought the first warm da...

Yes, we did finish The Goblet of Fire, and we're now on chapter 12 of The Order of the Phoenix. We spend a fair amount of the day readi...

Well, what to say? dp looks like she's in better shape today than she was when she came home last week. She's not eating or drinki...

I'm pooped, so this is short. Okay day -- Carl, Patty and Lilly not only hung out, but cleaned up the back yard. Perry was here most o...

I stopped by on the way to band practice to bring my customary offering of single malt scotch. I sampled some to be sure it was safe. On m...

From the time I was pretty darned young, I was going to be a veterinarian, like my dad. My high school and the first couple of years of col...

Nothing much new to report, I guess. Dede gave her a good massage, but most of the day was spent resting. She's still here sometimes, ...

After a whirlwind cleaning and yardwork marathon, my sisters and dad headed back north again this afternoon. I think Dennis is hanging for ...

It occurred to me tonight that a way under-represented heroine in this blog is Dede, another woman who has been like a sister to Diana for l...

Kevin is taking a break, this is Katie, honored to be letting everyone know that all is well. DP is home and resting, we think comfortably. ...

Things seem to be set up. We'll go downstairs Real Soon Now for the first of what should be five radiotherapy treatments. Someone from...