“So, where am I going to go today?”
Mom pulls out EMLA cream and Press n Seal (which for those of you confused by that, instead of using tape to apply the numbing cream which is hard on her skin, we use a big patch of Press n Seal and it adheres to the skin almost [...]

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There was news that NFL coach Joe Gibbs of the Washington Redskins has a two year old grandson that was just diagnosed with leukemia. It hit me that this is a family of wealth and fame and success, and all that is nothing in the face of what they are going through now. [...]

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This morning, I took Peyton to her favorite place in the world to eat…Hooters! Just kidding, Cracker Barrel, of course. When Peyton walk in it’s sort of like when Norm walks into the bar on the show Cheers, I expect to hear “Peyton!” shouted all over the restaurant. All the waitresses and hostesses [...]

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You have to read the "You're going to put that where?" entry before this one will make sense.
I went to pick the kids up from school and we were doing all the post-school "how was your day" stuff. I thought I'd see what the kids would say about donuts with Dad since [...]

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Apparently the digestional fates decided that Peyton, and myself, don’t quite have enough to deal with these days. She’s had needles stuck in her chest, her spine, her hip bones, her legs, her fingers and her arms, she’s had to ingest more medications in six months than most people will take in a lifetime, [...]

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