Update on mom: she is much better, she is now home and improving daily, the blood clots in her legs and lungs are apparently starting to dissolve as she is noticing a big difference in her ability to breathe. A good thing, no? I’m staying in Daytona for a while to be home health care [...]

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Once upon a time…
There was a sweet little girl who liked to read.

And because she likes to get in character, she started wearing this bonnet everywhere.

And she was very cute.

When her mean mama said she couldn’t wear it to school, she wore this headband instead. Adorable, no?

Only she was covering up THIS.

Curse you, scissors.
Does anyone [...]

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Peyton’s last day of chemo picture (taken with my awesomely new and fabulous camera!)
Peyton’s announcement:
“I showed all my friends my port at school today and Hayden didn’t believe it was a port.  He says it was my boob and it’s not a boob, it’s my PORT. So I showed him that it wasn’t my boob [...]

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**Which I may have already admitted on NATIONAL TV to Oprah (just in case you missed it), but let’s go for round two, ya’ll!**
I am a very loud person.
Let’s all take a moment so my mother can catch her breath from falling off her chair laughing (plus, if everyone could say a prayer for my [...]

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I have awesome friends. They have awesome kids. They love my kids. They touch my heart.  I have AWESOME friends.
Mandy Willis is 7 years old. She has Neurofibromytosis and is battling Optic Glioma and other non-malignant brain tumors.  She and Rachael have bonded since we met in the spring, becoming the closest of friends. How [...]

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