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One week ago today, just around 11 in the morning, my father-in-law called to tell me they had just put my mother-in-law in an ambulance. They thought she had a stroke, and I could hear the fear and concern in his voice. I finished my phone call and promptly burst into tears. After four days…
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You know me – it’s all about Disney 🙂 I came across this blog through Facebook, mostly because they are always giving away some really cool stuff – including the latest giveaway of an embroidered Disney-fied tote bag – how wicked awesome are you going to look headed to the beach with something like this?…
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We were some damn lucky kids. Not only did my mom go to some of the best candy stores in Philadelphia to get us delicious homemade chocolate bunnies and marshmallow chicks, she and my Grandmom Fee would put together the Easter baskets. Grandmom Fee was the poor man’s version of Martha Stewart – she could…
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Yesterday, my baby turned six. There’s something in turning six that makes me a bit weepy – it’s sort of like the 30 of childhood. When I think “five”, I think preschool/kindergarten, baby. When I think “six”, it sounds more like real school, growing up, and all the other things moms dread about their babies…
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I may not be the best person to comment on extreme couponers. I am the polar opposite of an extreme couponer because I do not clip coupons. Maybe that’s why I don’t get it? I used to cut coupons – I really tried. I’d buy the paper each Sunday, and go through the sections, cutting…
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Note the poetic license taken with the lyrics. This obviously stems from her deep rooted religious beliefs o-O
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You have to love a man who tells you that he knows you will heal as he’s snipping nasty bits off flesh off of your body. That is, indeed, optimism at it’s finest. And those of you who went through the surgical journey with me last year might recognize that little piece of machinery pictured…
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As a parent planning a birthday party, you know it isn’t easy. I remember when I was a kid, it seemed like it meant just cake and ice cream at your house, and the whole neighborhood of kids would come over, and it was a fun afternoon. Now it means party planners, caterers, and party…
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I admit it. I am not the best patient on the planet, which really sucks for my surgeon, who is the most kind, patient, and caring doctor. I have, however, been doing everything I know how to be a good patient this time around. And for almost a full month, I had absolutely no…