Some people must have gotten the wrong end of the turkey over the holiday. By Monday, they were in full road-rage mode. First, I pulled across a lane I thought was one way. An older “gentleman” in a Camry was far enough away to not hit me. Yet, he reacted like I sunk his battleship. …
It’s hot mess Wednesday
Was there a random weirdo moon out last night? We all woke up out of sorts. Brian and I jumped Steven's case over his lackluster lunch-eating skills. Liv woke up whimpering and dissolved in a steady string of tears over the same subject. I started to get jumped up about the morning until I saw …
All-new levels of wiped
Every time Brian goes out of town for a length of time, I bow down to single parents everywhere. How do you do everything, be everything, all the time? It's been that kind of week. My car won't get out of park. Unless you're making out, it's not a useful situation. Somehow, we've all gotten …
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- …
Welcome to the New Age, alright
I feel it in my bones.Enough to make my systems blow.I'm radioactive. Radioactive.Coincidentally, the Imagine Dragons song follows me around. I'm closing in on week three of the ultimate tanning bed session. My skin is red, but not too bad. But when I sneeze, I feel like I'm at a crab feast and I'm the …
Hooray, it’s an ordinary day
It just hit me that today was so normal. I took Livvie with me to St. Honore Bakery, where we watched them make bread. Liv said, "It's like his hands are dancing." Then, she waited for me at the acupuncture office and drew a "Candyland" girl on the white board. Next stop: The paint and …
A piece of normal
I never thought I'd say this, but I actually look forward to going to meetings and hitting deadlines now. It's what healthy people do. So I met with the communications director of Komen this morning to talk about writing survivor profiles, and it was great. Plus, I got a sneak peak of the "Who Will …
Sometimes you’ve gotta say yes
Livvie got a gift card for Ben & Jerry's for her birthday. Of COURSE she wanted a funnel cone the size of a dunce cap drenched in chocolate and sprinkles. I said YES! That's something my grandmother would have done. I love spoiling the kids once in a while and making dinner "art" with spray …
An emotional toll
Somewhere in shouldering the weight of my cancer, Steven's immune system let him down. Now he's got mono. I told his doctor everything about how, since he was born, he took responsibility for things he shouldn't. How he joined Brian and me in fighting cancer instead of staying a kid bystander. How he stayed so …
Instant beach vacation
In case you were wondering if I was still obsessed with going to Hawaii...why yes. Yes I am. Now my plan is to score a speaking gig there so we can physically go. But it seems like we can't plan anything without messing up the radiation schedule. In the meantime, my friend Sharon made me …
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