Posts from ‘January, 2008’

I can’t even begin to tell you how excited I am about what happened today at clinic. Peyton got her port accessed and she got her chemo, but that’s all pretty normal and mundane. The big thing was sitting down at her “Binder of Many Papers” and having Cindy (the greatest nurse with the greatest [...]

So much of raising kids is confusing. Maybe it’s just MY kids that are confusing. Or maybe it’s just me in a constant state of confusion. Whatever! Peyton had her first well visit with a pediatrician since her whole cancer gig started. We happened to see the doctor that was the doc that ordered the [...]

There are some days when you realize at the end of the day it would have been better to have just crawled back between the sheets and kept your butt in bed. Maybe today wasn’t completely awful, but tonight I’m just really worn out and looking forward to tomorrow being a new day. I think [...]

Everyone last night at the Children’s Cancer Center got to experience firsthand how well my kid can scream. Not Rachael this time, Peyton. Ahhh, I cringe to even tell what happened to the poor girl. It started at school. I got a call from her teacher that Peyton was complaining that it hurt when she [...]

Peyton has taught Rachael the true meaning of passive-aggressive behavior. This morning during the “Would you please hurry up and brush your teeth, get on your shoes, make yourself look human before I unleash you on the world” phase of school prep, Rachael come tearing into my bedroom. “Peyton hit me!” “Ok, did she….” “And [...]