You’re not really gonna believe this one. Back in the winter, during those long dark days spent cooped up in the hospital, Austin announced that when his PICC line was removed he wanted to go to Kalahari. No, not Africa; the “world’s largest indoor water park” located about an hour west of us. We’ve been […]
I’ve gotten a couple of questions over and over lately from some of you who are putting a lot of thought into this issue. My answers, of course, are anything but clear-cut. The first is that we really have no idea how likely this cancer is to return. If we looked only at the study […]
We have a bird’s nest on our front door. It sits atop a wreath that’s been hanging there since we moved in. The babies have just been born and now the parents are more vigilant than ever, swooping through and nearly attacking anyone who dares to set foot on our front porch. I know the […]
I could get used to this. Days that feel long and lazy like the middle of August. Barbeques and family cookouts and marshmallows roasting over the open fire. Hospital visits that happen only once a week. Reserving rooms for actual weekends away and getting pool passes that will actually be used. Yeah, I could get […]
Today was Austin’s last day of school, an end to his first year of preschool that feels light years away from its beginning. I am so proud of him and he is so proud of himself, convinced that today’s ice cream party proves he has accomplished something great. And he has: he continued going, with […]
Isn’t there a movie where some guy says in a breathy accent, “For you, dahling, never a quickie. Always a longie”? That’s sort of how my life feels and I’m not talking dirty here. I brought Braedan along for Austin’s “quick” lab work yesterday, thinking we’d be in and out in an hour and still […]
Oh, the hours and hours and hours that that place sucks out of my life. It is especially hard on a gorgeous spring week like this when my kids are off school and should be going on fun family outings but instead we spend day after day holed up in that damn hospital. Let’s see, […]
No results yet from today’s test but have a timely post to share nonetheless. Parenting is full of big moments, both good and bad. Significant decisions, momentous occasions, important milestones. But sometimes it is the little moments, those small joys of parenting, that mean the most. Snuggling in a thunderstorm, like we did last night, […]
Tuesday is Early Day. Braedan gets let out of school a full hour earlier on Tuesdays than any other day of the week, as that time is designated for teacher collaboration and professional development. This small fact was the driving force behind everything I did today and even back into last night. The surgery went […]
There is definitely something to be said for Facebook and birthdays. Thank you all for the many many well wishes today. I’ve had a lovely day, actually a lovely weekend including dinner out with my husband on Friday and again with my family yesterday. Today started with homemade waffles and bacon, much to the delight […]