After officiating at my niece’s wedding Friday (and dancing up a storm at the reception afterwards) I needed a little blog break. Mike Knezovich to the rescue! With a vengeance by Mike Knezovich I’m starting this post at a Barnes & Noble in Orlando, Fla., where Beth’s making a Hanni/Harper and Beth appearance. I’ll leave […]

One night when Mike and I were still living in Urbana, we sprung for a babysitter and headed to a nearby bar to hear some live music. The band was fun, the place was packed, and two young strangers invited us to share their table. Through the din of the band and the beer we […]

Mike is having out-patient surgery this Wednesday. We’ll walk to the hospital together, I’ll stay during the surgery, and once the staff says Mike’s fine to go I’ll walk outside with him and we’ll catch a cab home. That was the plan, at least. But then Mike’s “Patient Information after Surgery” sheet came in the […]

    In last week’s post, I listed all the things we did with our friends from Northern Ireland while they were visiting. One thing I forgot to include: my visit to the Ela Area Public Library In Lake Zurich, IL. Well, actually I didn’t forget to include it – I left it off the […]

A friend of ours is marrying a woman from Poland this Saturday. Mike and I are flying from Chicago to Warsaw for the wedding. Hanni’s staying home with friends. I actually did consider having Hanni go with us and guide me through Poland. It’s true that guide dogs cannot travel with their blind partners into […]