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What would YOU do for a Klondike bar?

Well, I don’t have one for you. However, the real question is “What would you do for a pair of these?” This gorgeous pair of fresh water cultured pearl and diamond earrings could be yours. They’z purrrty, no?  All shiny and blingy and in my current possession and right here on my desk and SO [...]

It’s what I do

Yesterday I posted about Blissdom and how it made me to feel to be a part of the blogging community. But before I was a part of THAT community, I was a reluctant part of another…the community of cancer families. So much of my blogging has been about having a child with cancer.  It’s who [...]

Have you done something good for someone else lately?

Pay It Forward was a great movie…I bawled like a baby, but still thought it was a powerful movie. And it became a bit of a buzzphrase, a catchphrase to encompass anything that benefitted others.  Sort of overused to the point where “paying it forward” ceases to mean anything. Yet, it’s a wonderful idea.  Why [...]

Never thought I’d quote the Rolling Stones, but they got that want/need thing right

It’s hard when you come eye to eye with traits in your personality you wish didn’t exist. Maybe you know they’re there and you work around them…sometimes better able to control them than others. Friends and I have talked about the effort it takes to teach our kids, and especially our ones who are sick, [...]

It’s hard work being this crazy

I have struggled with whether or not to share this much insight. Because I don’t want you all to really think I’m crazy.  But, honestly, have I ever really tried to play up the image of perfect sanity? Nope, I don’t even try to fake it. I can talk about my crazy.  I can divulge [...]