parking observations

On my way into work today, I ran into a mom with two kids in a stroller in the stairwell of the parking garage. She was alone and seemed to be stuck figuring out what to do. There is no elevator. I helped her and carried one of her kids down the stairs while she carried the other one in the stroller. In contrast, at Children's Hospital, they have free valet parking, which is a huge help. I have been very impressed with Children's. It's little details like that that make a hospital visit more manageable.

Another thing I have noticed at Denver Health is that patients will hand off parking pay tickets. I have seen this multiple times, where someone is pulling out of a spot, and someone else is pulling in, and they hand off their ticket to the next person. It tells you something about our patient population, in that paying $2 for parking is a big deal. People help each other out. And they have no qualms about cheating the system.

cruising and legos

climber!

We now have a climber! Chris has learned how to climb up the stairs. Time for more stair gates!

update

Well, here's an update on our sweet little boy. While Phyllis was here last week, he learned how to put the stacking rings on his stacker toy. He can walk with a push toy. He is getting more socially interactive and vocalizing more. He can pull to stand and cruise around his crib. We are still waiting on first words and first steps.

new year's resolution

Seeing as there are only 11 months left in the year, it's time for a new year's resolution. I will work out more. That should be easy, as I think I worked out twice between July and December. So once a month would do it. Hopefully more, since we now have a treadmill.

snow

industrial ruins

I drive by this abandoned factory on the way to work. It is somewhat melancholy, dark at night. But I like to look at it. There is a large clock face above one of the Broadway entrances, frozen in time. I can imagine workers rushing in, to beat the clock, and put in a full day doing one repetitive task all day, every day, for decades. The factory is the former Gates Rubber Company. One of the main buildings was built in 1917. The factory was closed in the 1970s. It is a reminder of times when things were actually made in America.