alternately titled Chronic Post-Traumatic Deformity That’s what I have. According to a March 2022 MRI of my right leg, ankle and foot: Chronic post-traumatic deformity. I read it right there in the doctor’s report on MyChart. And I laughed out loud, because what else can you do? I sort of feel like I should have […]
When I was in the 8th grade, I existed at the center of a tight crew of girlfriends who happened to be extremely talented. There was an artist, a pianist, a violinist and a singer. One was an accomplished ballerina and another could excel at any sport she tried. I didn’t have a “thing” that was […]
Well, I made it to June. Not quite sure how, but I did. Funny, when I wrote that May Madness post on April 30, I had no idea the degree of madness that would ensue. But, here we are, on a cold and rainy June 1. Aaaaaahhhhhhh. The Young Authors Conference at Fairfax went very […]
I’ve ended my book three times. The first in March 2008 after Austin’s Broviac line was removed and the first time he was declared “cancer-free.” Then again in April 2009, after what we now call “the almost relapse.” And finally — or what I thought was finally — in August 2010. I’m going to share […]
Two years ago, on May 3, 2010, Austin and I had an unexpected overnight at the hospital due to high blood pressure, described here in a post aptly titled The wrong side of the window. We were stuck in that god-awful limbo between choosing to remove his kidney and continue with chemo or venturing blindly […]
And so it begins. Tomorrow is the Kick Off for the Young Authors Conference at Fairfax. I have an author coming in from Columbus who will do three repeat assemblies in the morning, one for kindergarten and 1st graders, one for 2nd and 3rd, and another for 4th and 5th. This will include her interactive […]
I certainly did not mean to insinuate that my child is not being exposed to literature in his current schooling. He absolutely is, and to a lot of it. His teacher has read them fabulous books, many of long-standing renown. She often (and wisely) reads the first in a series, without continuing on, which piques […]
On to the next big thing. You may remember that back in the fall, I was wishing I could bring a Young Authors Conference back to the Heights? Well, I can. And I am. It’ll be on a small scale, not a major district-wide event, but the entire student body at Fairfax School will spend […]
I’ve been asked to chime in with my thoughts on the whole Tiger Mother debate. Of course, the entire thing has been commented on by thousands and thousands, but you know I have an opinion, so here goes. First of all, we simply must accept the fact that everyone has the right to parent in their […]
Oh, you know I’m gonna keep on writing … just because the PICC line is out doesn’t mean we’re that done! Not like the first time when Austin’s Broviac was removed and I wrote that fantastic (in my humble opinion) ending on the Carepage, which became the last page of the book, and then stopped […]