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No kids allowed weekend!

October 20th, 2008 · 10 Comments

My weekend.
Had some of this

A little of this

And a whole lot of this

Saturday night Peter and I were given a wonderful opportunity to be a part of an extraordinary event and share the evening with friends who have become family.
Sister Hazel frontman Ken Block lost his younger brother to Lymphoma at 18 years old.  Ken [...]

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Tags: Mayhew niblets · Mom memoirs · Sport-tastic · We like to party · Who are these people · charitable goodness · these people are our friends · we are a little crazy

It doesn’t get anymore random than this

September 28th, 2008 · 20 Comments

If you can, eat a meal at Chili’s today! 100% of the sales goes to benefit St. Judes Children’s Hospital.
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I reposted the list from this post for my Sunday column spot at 5 Minutes For Special Needs this week.
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The airdate for my Oprah appearance (squeeeeee!) is October 1st, so don’t miss it on Wednesday! I [...]

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Tags: Mayhew niblets · Mom memoirs · Peter · We like to party · charitable goodness · mayhew review · product review · these people are our friends · things our kids do

USF Ice Bulls Childhood Cancer Event!

September 26th, 2008 · 4 Comments

If you like hockey, raise your hand!
If you like USF, raise your hand!
If you think raising money to give to the families of kids with cancer is a good thing, raise your hands!
If anyone dropped their hands on that last one, be prepared, I’m coming for YOU!
If you’re local to the Tampa area and you’d [...]

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Tags: Mayhew niblets · Sport-tastic · We like to party · charitable goodness · events and happenings · the cancer life · these people are our friends

My trademark brand of crazy

September 25th, 2008 · 19 Comments

When something’s weighing heavy on your heart, do you have a sure-fire way of overcoming the funk that wants to drown you?  Avoid thinking about it?  Get so busy you don’t have time to obsess about it? Or do you just indulge in the funk, wallowing in it until you are neck-deep in the sheer [...]

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Tags: Having faith · Mayhew niblets · Mom memoirs · Peyton treatments · charitable goodness · chemotherapy · events and happenings · the cancer life · these people are our friends

Locks of Love, you disappoint me greatly

September 19th, 2008 · 35 Comments

Ok, fasten your seat belts because this is a letter that I’m sending RIGHT.THIS.SECOND.
Dear Locks Of Love,

HOW dare you?
After hearing that multiple requests for wigs from your organization were rejected because you “prefer” to give your products to kids with long-term hair loss ONLY, I am not only angry, but frustrated and hurt and truly [...]

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Tags: Mayhew niblets · Mom memoirs · Peyton treatments · charitable goodness · chemotherapy · picture fun · side effects · the cancer life