I’ve learned one way to get a smile from Vernon. Cuddles for the win!
This note was left for me from the speech therapist:
It says:
“I’m Pilar, the speech therapist working with your husband. I would like for you to leave a list of your husband’s interests, names of children, and other family members, pets, favorite foods, etc. I want to have information to use during these sessions. He has been saying words and having these will help me greatly. *I work with him 4x a week.”
Ahhh…what to write back? I wonder how many of you that know him have some of his interests come to mind that I can share. Things I might not have thought of. Feel free to leave them here if you like.
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Tell him the font world misses him!
Which fonts should I put on that list to get a rise out of him? 🙂 And I will, Ebon. Thanks.
Tell him that Monotype bought FontForge while he was sleeping and shut it down! 🙂
Please tell Vernon that Helvetica won’t put up with Arial anymore. He’s dumping her and moving on.
Allison,
I do not know Vernon except thru all of your writings but tell Pilar everything he likes or does not like. Sounds so postive and we are moving forward.
Prays are still coming evn tho he has moved.
Becky
I remember Pilar; he did speech therapy with me!! Loved him, loved my nurses… gosh it was a great place to be at for my slow recovery of my TBI!! Happy he is there Allison. Love you
Sasquatch documentaries. Github and Bootstrap. Fonts, and all the places ‘Pacifico’ shows up from shirt designs to products. Office food: maple bar donuts, lemon drops, candy in general. San Clemente parking tickets. Riding bicycles and playing soccer on Saturdays. Chris and making stamps. Fishing trips with Maki and Justine hugs. All things Allison, aka Ali.
Well, he obviously likes his sis-in-law, Nicole. Loves his nieces and nephews. Loves babies. Bike riding. Tea. Listening. Shoes/fashion 🙂 Soccer. Laying out in the sun. Many other things, but those are things that come to mind right off the bat.
He likes Jekyl and Hyde programming (not the book; whether he likes the book you’d have to ask him). I think Jen nailed it with github and bootstrap. He likes FontForge, and bicycle riding to San o Nofres (hopefully he won’t read my spelling) along the coast. A stout beer, putting up with his brother-in-law Shon, starting a stamp business, being an entrepreneur, consulting, having free time and flexibility, Maki, philosophy, and mother earth. Justine, Allison (duh), wood working/carpentry, computer gear, stories, and sun shine.
He likes food, he likes star trek, The hitchhikers guide to The galaxy, Those were the only things I could think of that were left out.
Maki wrote a comment on my phone a little earlier, but it must have not worked. He wrote(If I remember right): He likes Food, Star Trek, The Hitchikers guide to the Galaxy. Thats all I can think of that was left out.
Good ideas With books and films as they are easy to talk about. (This is me, not Maki talking now – or The Maki as he insists on being called on this blog.) It was lovely for Maki to see that photo of his dad smiling. Lots of love
music, favorite performer-musician friends
I read ALL the comments. Then realized halfway through that I was really getting to know “Vern” without having ever met him! Wonderful!
Tell Vernon that people at E-Tues miss him and its not the same without him asking all his deep questions and hearing how Ed will answer them! I also could say he loved Mt. biking as he got all excited when I would tell him what Dan was up to. I loved it when he recognized a font from an old poster I had and Vernon nailed it with the year it was printed. That guy is amazing. It was fun to read all the other comments….it makes you realize more and more who Vernon is and we will be praying he returns 100%….yeah!
Chris Adams…his brother from another mother!
Surprising us at the beach at Sunset. A cold beer after a long day. His little girl in his lap. Going to the Movies and Rocket Fizz with Maki and Noah. Dinner party’s. fishing. A good long talk with Alli. Tinkering on his toys with wheels. Sitting at his lap top “working” while Allison in deep conversation – with a friend -pretending to work. But ready with some serious input… These are just from my small history with dear Vernon. But I love his heart and it’s sooo obvious how big his heart is!
hahah….it seems you know him well, Kirsten. nailed it!