There are some secrets that you keep to yourself, and then there are the ones that are so large that eventually they come out and you just can’t hide them. We found out that there are photos out there giving up some of our family mysteries and we’ve decided to just come clean and [...]

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As I'm driving on 75 this morning, traffic came to a dead halt at the I-4 juncture. I'm just sure it's a massive wreck and we'll be here for days eating candy and snacks hiding under the seats that have fallen out of backpacks and lunchboxes. I'm not too worried, I'm sure we [...]

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I took Peyton on Tuesday to a playgroup at the Children’s Cancer Center. There were about 10-12 moms there with their kids, and the center had volunteers there to keep the kids busy with crafts and games so the moms could hole up in a room and talk with other grown ups. It [...]

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Are you ever amazed by the baffling complexity of medicine? It seems like it constantly contradicts itself…and gets away with it!
Peyton’s clinic visit was fairly routine. She refused EMLA cream on her port, so there was no numbing of the port area. I explained that without it the procedure would [...]

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There are some things in life that are just universally pleasurable. To be included, but not limited to, in the aforementioned group are freshly washed sheets, when you switch radio station just as a favorite song starts, hot showers on cold days and BUBBLE WRAP. I truly have yet to meet an child [...]

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