“I HATE this game!!” I *would* say that such vehement declarations are a rarity in my house, but I think that we all know that the child of the person who once told a stranger at Target that if she didn’t stop staring at my bald kid, I’d rip out her eyes and choke her [...]
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….and that’s how I ended up with an unrolled tampon taped to my foot
There are certain benefits to having a sick child. It’s not ALL bad. For example, I have a handicap sticker and a fabulous parking spot at any Wal-mart on the planet. For two and half years I’ve had a built-in excuse to avoid anything I didn’t want to attend…ok, maybe she didn’t have pre-bubonic plague…five [...]
Better living through chemicals
Dear Company-That-Manufactures-Robitussin-with-Codiene, I truly want to extend my deepest regards and heartfelt thanks for the unexpected joy you’ve brought into my life. I recently (last night) was on the road for over eight hours driving from Florida to Alabama. As my daughter has your product prescribed, I planned to give her a dose to knock [...]
Swimming in the pink
This whole post was supposed to be about Peyton’s surgery. Her port was scheduled to come out and I had planned to spend an anxious night, dreading and worrying about all the possibilities. But the surgery was postponed because Peyton developed pink eye. Yeah. Pink eye. We can get through cancer and chemotherapy, radiation and [...]
Ok, now I’m starting to get in the mood
Not feeling the Christmas love? Having a hard time getting your holiday groove on? Are you made of BAH-humbug? I got your fix. Watch it! I dare you not to smile. Oh, and if you watch all the way to the end of two minutes, Peyton gets a little “Outta my spotlight, kid!” So proud, [...]
