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things you have to learn

i used to wish my husband was an Elvis impersonator, now i wish he drove a bus (although, sometimes i still wish for the impersonator)

on June 23, 2010 in things i have to do differently

Tweet Days go by. I don’t leave the house like I should. I’m hiding inside my walls. I force myself to go out.  I’m always thankful for it.  In fact, I feel better and I get more accomplished and I want to DO more.  More than I have the last few days. When all I [...]

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that orphan chick might have liked singing about “Tomorrow”…i’ve never liked orphans anyway

on June 8, 2010 in The stuff that sucks

Tweet It has been a rough couple of days. It’s felt both good and bad. I’ve felt lost at the hurt piled up around all the changes in my body. The days are full of smiles of kids’ that are as glad as me that I’m home. There have been days when I realize my [...]

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the lido deck…where we find drinks with colorful umbrellas…and Isaac

on May 27, 2010 in FUN!

Tweet Just the other night I found an envelope that had never been opened.  I ripped it open, because that’s how I am, and guess what I found. I was the holder of a Disney Cruise ticket dated back in November 2009.  Just hours after I had my strokes.  I feel lucky that I wasn’t [...]

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i could write about pink bunnies and plaid zebras but that makes no sense!!

on May 25, 2010 in Stuff i write

Tweet I’m not afraid to talk about my strokes.  I guess some people would rather not hear all about it, but that’s how I do things. I did it back when I talked about Peyton having cancer.  I told it honestly, openly and didn’t hold much back. I tried not to make it Lifetime-movie-of-the-week, but [...]

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the one where i post a little about the difference between pretty and beautiful

on May 20, 2010 in all things bloggity

Tweet Today I sent my child to school in a cheerleader uniform. It was tan and green and had forest green spanky pants. It wasn’t an outfit for school, most would think. It was a get-up only a kindergartner could love. She felt beautiful. In a few years she’ll be too old and “mature” to [...]

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wheelchairs are the new black, you gotta try it

on May 19, 2010 in things that make me stronger

Tweet Since I’ve been in a wheelchair, I have all kinds of new ideas. Like…do you remember Jimmy Stewert in the Hitchcock flick Rear Window? Who knows, maybe the neighbor is out to kill me.  Maybe the neighbor’s DOG is really the murderer. Like…do you ever think of the character Artie on Glee.  The one [...]

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