Matthew's hospital room board

Underwood Memorial Hospital. Filled with drawings from his proud papa. Today marks 3 weeks and 2 days! He appears to be doing better. I am keeping my fingers crossed.

Matthew's Hospital Stay

It's been 7+ days for Matthew's hospital stay. He has Acute Pancreatitis and the treatment is IV fluids; nothing down his throat. He has also been taking pain medication every 3 to 4 hours. Overall he is doing well and the nurses and doctors have been great.

Kathleen and I have been with him around the visitors hour's clock and then some. They don't kick you out here. Matthew has had many visitors. We are hoping that he will be released on Monday but we will have to see.

Thanks everyone for all your prayers and well wishes!

matthew graduation party...we made it through

well we made it through another child's HS graduation party (7/19/2008). we had it at Incarnation Church in Mantua again (same place as Ants). i hope everyone had a good time. we had the entire Lyons gang in attendance as well as many of the Casazza's. Paul and Kathleen and the kids made it down which was really cool. food was good. volleyball was good. conversation was good. i can't thank everyone for coming out and making Matthew's day a special one. happy birthday Don!

Matthew Graduates WDHS - Class 2008

It was a beautiful day for an out door graduation ceremony at West Deptford High School. my son Matthew graduated today and his mom and dad are very proud of him. his aunt annie, lexie, uncle tim, morgan and madison were there to wish him well. he has grown so fast (and tall) it seems like only yesterday when he uttered so words "i'm the best"! matthew will be attended cabrini with his older brother ant-man. i believe cabrini will be good for him for him. matthew will study accounting and business and hopefully some day will get a job at coach cip's business (maybe wishful thinking).

matthew chooses cabrini

a got a text message from my son. it read "i choose cabrini". so after many months of nagging and prodding, my son decides to go to the same school as his older brother just 1 day before the $600 check is due. better late than never. now if i can only get him to do his homework :(

lacrosse

we are 3 games into the season (2-1) and my picture taking skills are once again being used to their fullest. i just took my 10,000 picture with the canon eos...wow! matthew had 3 goals against winslow on thursday. the team looks pretty good. i got an email from sherry thanking me for taking the pictures...it was nice. oh...we are also undefeated in our new uniforms (only played 1 game in them. Go EAGLES!