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 [...]
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Oh the games that children play
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 [...]
The one where I admit I have seriously bad mom moments.
**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 [...]
Ok, where’s my tissue when I need it?
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. [...]
Do I hear him now?
I noticed him squatting by the entryway of the library. I noticed his filthy clothes and his dirt-crusted skin. I noticed the smell that tells me he hasn’t seen the wet side of a bar of soap in a very long time. I noticed him noticing us…my children with their school uniforms and shiny smiles…the [...]
