A reminder that the season is about peacefulness and selflessness. Well said, Martha!
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Lights in the Night
I love twinkle lights, the little white ones that make everything feel a bit like Christmas. The trouble is taking pictures of them at night seldom feels the same as seeing them up close. When I read the prompt for this week's photo challenge I realized, I don't take too many shots in the dark. … Continue reading Lights in the Night
Izadora’s Birthday
Thanks to all our family and friends who helped us when the kids were here and since they’ve left!
Even though the kids went back to Arizona two years ago, I find birthdays and holidays still difficult. Their mom decided that she doesn’t want us to have contact with them. I understand why, in her mind, it’s better for us to not be communicating with the kids, but of course I don’t agree.
Until this past July I was able to send packages and cards to them, but the last one came back as undeliverable. The reason from UPS was that they couldn’t find a forwarding address. Clearly, their mom is making every effort to make sure we cannot reach the kids in any way at all. I know it sounds sad and, it is. I imagine it is sad and confusing for the kids, too.
Today is Izadora’s fourteenth birthday. We miss her and love her very much, and find comfort that we have pictures and memories of her time with us. …
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Wall of Hope
One of the most stunning tributes in Rhode Island to the events of that day is the Wall of Hope. Any Rhode Islander who wanted to add a tile to the wall had the chance to. It started with groups of school children and quickly mushroomed to include all kinds of groups: social, faith-based, schools, businesses. … Continue reading Wall of Hope
Because They’re Trying
A Thank You from my nephew to the school department! Please take a read, learn from it and enjoy it!
The morning after the events of my last post Karin and I still didn’t know what was going with Liam’s first day of school and whether or not he would be afforded the orientation process that all the other incoming kindergartners were having. I had been hoping that after hearing the messages I had left the day before I would have recieved a call early in the morning but when I didn’t hear anything by 9am I knew that wouldn’t be the case. So Karin and I went to the school to park ourselves in front of the principal’s office until we could speak with her about our concerns. The school pre-k program social worker (poor thing) didn’t have any idea what she was in for when she walked by and waved hello.
“Can we talk somewhere, right now?” I asked.
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Anyone who knows Karin and I knows that…
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No Such Thing as “The Good Cancer”
In honor of National Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month, here is a post I did last September to mark the occasion. Please “check your neck” next time you have your annual check-up!
It is thyroid cancer awareness month. There are just a few more days left in September; a few more days to draw needed attention to “the good cancer”.
Of course there is no good cancer! The Merriam Webster Dictionary on-line defines cancer as:
can•cernoun ˈkan(t)-sər:(1) a serious disease caused by cells that are not normal and that can spread to one or many parts of the body: (2) something bad or dangerous that causes other bad things to happen.
Does this sound like it’s a good thing?
My diagnosis and surgery happened in the spring of 2011. There was such much going on in my life at the time the realization of what was going on in my body didn’t happen, really, until the past several months. The time between diagnosis to surgery to RAI treatment and the ultrasound to say I was all clear, was only…
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Tale of Two Bugs: Weekly Photo Challenge
I took this picture with my phone when my husband and I were on a lovely trip to Vermont. We were enjoying breakfast at the local diner and this bug joined us. The sun hadn't yet come around to the window boxes so it was easy to get up close and personal! Check Out These … Continue reading Tale of Two Bugs: Weekly Photo Challenge
A Week Ago, This Happened
A week ago I was in my doctor's office, the result of chest pains and anxiety. It'd been going on for several days, maybe a week or so; and I knew that if I was feeling poorly on the weekend and not just at work, something was not right. A week ago my doc ordered … Continue reading A Week Ago, This Happened
525,600 Minutes: How Did I Measure My Year?
When I started thinking about how to frame this last post of my "year", all I could hear in my head was this song from RENT. I've never seen the movie or play; I just am always so moved by this particular song. The hair on my arms and the back of my neck practically … Continue reading 525,600 Minutes: How Did I Measure My Year?
Before It Took a Village
Before the idea of "it takes a village" was popularized in the 1990's, we who lived in the village already knew the secret to successful kids! It was with that in mind that I wrote this post to thank the grown ups in my life who looked out for me when I was a kid. … Continue reading Before It Took a Village
365 Days of Thank You 