Day 11/100 For Richard - From the Wife, Again

Richard continues to be too ill to blog.

If you'd like to keep up on how he's doing and progressing, just hop over to my rants at

A Day In the Life of AJ and Dexter

The part in bold labeled "My Man" is specifically about Richard's well being.

In previous posts, those portions are usually labeled "Richard" or "Ricky".



89 to go!

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