Photogenic

One of the better pictures of Frank

Stairsteps

I am now shorter than all three sons.

Double Yoke

An egg we hard boiled a while back.

Buhaha...

Tim (Fuzzy Bunny Suit) and Frank (Superboy) .. 1981 (Placentia, CA)



(They still actually like each other.)

Frank From The Archives

A classic picture of Frank on one of his few "off days" when he was a kid.

"Leave me ALONE!!!!"

Eartha Kitt

We had an uneventful Eartha Day (April 22nd).... Kari and I listened to several Eartha Kitt CD's and enjoyed the overall enviroment.

The LOOK

When Cameron was a little guy he was MASTER of giving The LOOK:

Submarine T-Shirt

Baby Grace

Son Frank and family stopped by last evening. I took some pictures of my granddaughter Grace for the archives. This is the best:

Post Surgery

I am now almost two weeks past surgery and lost just shy of 40 pounds. When I started the presurgery, a week before I had it I weighed 280 pounds. I now weigh, as of this morning at shower time, 242 pounds. My menu is still pretty blah and I am eating one meal a day. Last night and tonight the meal is salmon moistened by fat-free mayo. Tomorrow I willl move up to tuna and mayo. All my food has to be mushed up pretty small and it is like eating mush. More to come...

Surgery

Last Tuesday I underwent a Roux-en-Y stomach bypass procedure. As a result I will lose about 100 pounds. At my height I was at 280 pounds and gaining about 6 to 8 pounds a year. I started investigating it a year ago and made my mind up to have it done 2 months ago.

I am 3 days out of the hospital and doing good. I'm afraid I an tired of the same menu...protein drink, sugar-free non-Jello jello and water. I can now swallow and tolerate 4 sips of the protein water...wait 10 minutes then half a container of jello and wait 10 minutes and wait then 4 sips of the water ....

I have no bathroom scale but I imagine I will lose 15 pounds by next Thursday. The doctor says I will most likely be at 200 pounds (75 pounds) in 6 months and at my goal of 170 pounds by next Easter.

Through this blog I will keep you posted of my progress.

All I Need To Know Came From The Easter Bunny

All I need to know I learned from the Easter Bunny!

(From an e-mail sent by my buddy Patrick Davis)

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
Everyone needs a friend who is all ears.
There's no such thing as too much candy.
All work and no play can make you a basket case.
A cute tail attracts a lot of attention.
Everyone is entitled to a bad hare day.
Let happy thoughts multiply like rabbits.
Some body parts should be floppy.
Keep your paws off of other people's jelly beans.
Good things come in small, sugar coated packages.
The grass is always greener in someone else's basket.
To show your true colors, you have to come out of the shell.
The best things in life are still sweet and gooey.

Happy Easter!