Bad news has multiplied like Gremlins in the Villano house this week. First L came down with her first doozie of a cold. Then the cold triggered a double ear infection—one in each of her tiny little ears.
Since Wednesday evening (during which Powergirl was up all night), we’ve crafted our lives around L’s routine of [...]

If you were alive in the 1970s or 1980s, surely you remember that old Carly Simon song, “Haven’t Got Time for the Pain.”
Those lyrics could be the story of my life since the last post on this blog.
Saturday night, after a long run in 90-degree heat, this summer cold that nabbed me during our Colorado [...]

Undoubtedly I will give L hundreds—if not thousands—of gifts over the course of our time on earth together. This week, however, apparently I gave her a present I wish I could take back: her first cold.
My symptoms arrived Wednesday evening, following a long run at the gym. Her symptoms came on in full effect this [...]

After a bunch of late nights this week, I woke up this morning feeling sick and gross and all-around blah.
Naturally, I completely wigged out about the dangers of being sick around L. Panic reached a fever pitch this afternoon, when I found literature from our doctors that included one of the most untenable suggestions ever: [...]