KATU ran a story I was in last night. Enjoy!enjoy!
Done! Done! Done!
About 20 minutes after my last radiation, I went to pick up my kids at my bud Julie's house. They had cider and champagne waiting - so nice! Steven was super emotional and made a toast saying: "Thanks for being so strong for us." Livvie cuddled up next to me. I told them it's okay …
The nicest thing
My friend Kelly Wilson is one of the funniest people I know. Who else writes a book titled Don't Punch People in the Junk? She's walking the Portland-to-Coast Relay in my honor, which is so incredibly nice. Thanks, Kelly! Here are the details:Kelly's Awesome WalkTHREE POSITIVES:1- No one can tellWe went to the wedding of …
The countdown begins
Just FOUR more sessions of radiation. I was cruising along thinking I could beat the radiation system and escape with just burns. After five weeks, my skin broke down all at once. Nothing prepared me for what that would feel and look like (an audition for Walking Dead). The nurses at Good Sam have tried …
Back awaay from the keyboard
And the oven. And the car. Five weeks of radiation has finally taken its toll. Yesterday, I sent out an email to everyone I know, including the entire elementary school list, vowing to: "increase the changes that another family will get breast cancer." Nice. While I was at it, I spelled my own Race for …
It’s PMS983
There's a new color where I've been getting radiated on one side of my chest and under my arm. It's like busted-up plum/got fried in a microwave. The worst part is it itches like crazy. But if you succumb to going all Wolverine and scratching it, the entire thing erupts in burning. I put the …
Talk squawky to me
I love a bitch fest as much as the next guy. So why am I not feeling the phone vibrating my ear drums as I hear about another less-than-cranial move by a husband? Where's all the talk about parenting angst and general unhappiness? And what about the searing deception when movie boyfriends suddenly get married? …
Pie Face in action!
My friend Jillian owns this super-rad '60s game, Pie Face. We gave it a spin yesterday. It is the most fun-filled, messiest game evah! Later, I played the videos for Brian. I haven't heard him laugh that hard in such a long time. The world needs more Pie Face! THREE POSITIVES: 1- Brian's laughter. 2- …
As the crow doesn’t feel like flying
It was a swell day for bike riding to the river. All four of us saddle up, get overheated and end up in a Burgerville parking lot. While Brian and the kids go in to fetch lemonades, I stand under a tree and watch our bikes. Around here, an unlocked bike is a stolen one. …
Dangerous liaisons
We knew this would happen. The kids would actually get along, form a bond and gang up on us. Today, they secreted a bottle of raspberry dressing out of the refrigerator and streaked their hands with it, screaming, "I'm hurt! Oh, my hand." It's my fault. I'm the one who said whoever draws blood first …
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