the rents paid a visit...

BJ and i had some surprise visitors (my parents) yesterday. they brought him some new toys and clothes so he made out like a bandit! the new hit are the weebles figures by playskool. i remember having the vintage weeble wobbles as a kid and they sure have come a long way. instead of being these egg shaped toys with painted faces they have now graduated to actual dimensions and clothing. BJ had an absolute blast with those things so i can only imagine how many more good times are ahead with them.
my Mom and i ran some errands and ended up finding a cool little tikes toy chest on sale for BJ. it sure keeps the house more tidy, which is something i can really appreciate. BJ seems to like it and i definitely like the fact that he's learned how to pick up after himself, too.
BJ was in much better spirits after my past two times of having him he was either coming off a bad cold or being eaten by bumblebees. he's still on the latter stages of his cold but it didn't seem to get in his way of a nice time.

i've still been recovering slowly but the weekends are a good time for me to try and store some energy. it's been brought up by a few people that i might be anemic again since i've had so many operations recently and i've been laid up, and i certainly believe this might be. let's hope the doctor is able to tell me more this week at my follow-up appointment. i'm not excited about the continued care from a financial perspective but i know it will be beneficial to me. it's just that right now i am literally wading through about nine different medical related bills that i have no resources to pay at the moment. fortunately the hospital is working with me on some payment plans but i'm still at a loss for how exactly that's going to work. this becomes my daily re-direct to how God asks us to let tomorrow's problems be tomorrow's problems and handle the challenges of the present day. i have tried and will continue trying to do exactly that.

my buddy DC had a show last night with his band the estradas. all of the guys played their arses off but the sound was really difficult to hear. this is a real shame because i could tell they were having a really good time. oh well, there were a lot of people there that i hadn't seen in a long time so i was happy to catch up with them.
DC and his fiance' Em have been hard at work, trying to plan and execute their wedding in late october. my buddy KW and i are going to dj the event and we're looking forward to all that is sure to follow. DC and Em are easily one of the greatest couples together, remind me a lot of Rod and Alys, who are in many ways a prototype of what marriage should be. i'm really happy for all of them. in some ways it's difficult to see others doing so well but on the other hand i'm sincerely pleased for their accomplishments. it's very close to something i feel guilty about but i know they understand that i would never wish any of them into bad fortune, especially not just because i need company in the deep end.

i haven't given you a music recommendation in awhile so here's something relatively new that i've been diggin' on again most recently: fort minor - the rising tied

check it!