The first time I saw Heather Boland, she was tearing up the elliptical at the gym wearing a scarf to cover her bald head courtesy of cancer treatment. I didn’t know Heather yet, but had heard she was battling cancer. A quick burst of an inhale followed by sadness and “Oh God, her kids …
Hell yeah, it’s 2014!
Look at us...Blissfully hanging out on a hopefully dormant volcano. No idea cancer was waiting right around the corner. That's pretty much like any day. You have no idea what's coming. So you might as well hang out on a volcano. I've never been so happy to exit a year as 2013 - only because …
Dear Santa, I need an extension
Okay, I'm not talking hair here. I'm talking deadlines. And I'm one of those people who hits deadlines for a living. But this one is so unfair. It snuck up on me and everyone else in the free world. Can't we just put a filler week in there? Christmas cards? Not happening. Gifts arriving on …
Voici Tribute Thursday: The LaBorde Famille
It’s Tribute Thursday, ya’ll. That’s when I try to remind you that there are amazing people in the world. Meet the LaBorde Famille! I say famille because they’re French. When we were a new family at Abernethy Elementary, I used to notice Shonda dropping her son Josson off at Steven’s first grade class with a …
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Caution for weekend: Don’t drink science
Planning on binge drinking some serious science this weekend? Looks like you might be able eat science, too. Hope you all have a marv weekend of consuming things that are edible.THREE POSITIVES:1- Liv and I had the best date last night. We (gasp) went shopping. I hate shopping, but I needed jeans. When I looked …
Borrowed sun
All kinds of stuff happens when the sun comes out around here, but it's a loaner sun. We're going to have to give it back soon. So you better get out there. Saturday, I got Lucky. Just in case you're thinking TMI, Lucky's a thoroughbred. If I morphed my sweet dog into a horse, she …
Summer without a clue
Finally ripped the plastic off my dusty 2013 calendar today and curled the pages back to get to June. It's as if January-May don't count. The kids' last day of school is next Friday, and I don't have a plan. So I got together with my friends Shonda and Maria to talk about summer ideas …
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