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the things my kids do

going back to school might require drinks

on July 26, 2010 in Having kids

Tweet We went through the doors like a herd of drunk emu. To be honest I don’t know what a drunken emu really looks like. But, seriously, if it can cause panic on the faces of hairdressers in Great Clips across the country, you have to wonder if the emu might not know something we [...]

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i want to be a wuss, but i have a reason that most people don’t

on June 22, 2010 in life with cancer

Tweet “Is there anything wrong, mama?” My six-year-old will ask while she lays her head of soft brown locks on my chest.  She wraps her little arms as far as they will go to offer comfort on those days when I feel less than whole.  Maybe no one knows the way she does…not even her [...]

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my house, the best way to not find a way outside…like, ever

on May 12, 2010 in How we do things

Tweet There is this place in my house that will give me a great view. I can see incoming traffic and the cute lawn guys. Every day I get the best look at the new plants by my driveway and the kids riding their bikes back and forth. Then the weather will get hot.  Kids [...]

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oh! the joy of motherhood…it takes a lot of SOMETHING

on May 10, 2010 in fun opportunities

Tweet I woke to the smell of cooking eggs and muffins. “Don’t look, mama!!” is screamed at me. Plates made of goofy writing and coffee cups with smiling pictures adhered carefully are as good as gift of gold. The sun shines down on gleaming smiles and freshly scrubbed faces. “He’s touching me!” “She used my [...]

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kids are my reason for working harder, they are also the reason i had to go to AA

on May 1, 2010 in Things I do to my kids

Tweet People will ask what my motivation was for getting better. I wanted to get out of the hospital for sure. Walking again has always been something I tried to do. But mostly, the number one thing has always been my kids. The kids that make me laugh. The kids that make me try one [...]

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And THIS? Is how it all starts to spiral out of control

on August 21, 2009 in Kerfluffle

Tweet My son got hit on for the first time. She walked by and looked at him and then said “I think you’re pretty hot.” He never quit smiling all evening. That is all. I can be found huddled in the back of my closet, swigging straight from the bottle and comfort eating Jelly Bellies.

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