Life doesn't always go as planned. Help others anyway.
If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Easter was a little different for us this year. Usually we have people over, or we go somewhere…but this year, it was just the six of us. Much more low key, but still sweet. And this year, we did the […]
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When Jeannett introduced this series she said: “I didn’t just want a timeline of their cancer story. I wanted to hear their cancer STORY. I want to have a teeny tiny peek into their hearts.” And I started to think maybe she’d chosen the wrong girl. I’m not good at STORY. In my pre-children life I was […]
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Seriously, these are the most disgusting little treats. Disgusting looking. But oh so delicious going down my gullet. Although I kinda have to eat them with my eyes averted or I’ll gag at the thought of eating egg yolk like that. And yet, a favorite. So weird. She was even doing the whole breathing thing. […]
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Growing up in a traditional Portuguese home, I was used to referring to adults as Sir and M’am (in Portuguese…obvs). I also grew up knowing that it was supremely disrespectful to refer to an adult as “You”. I know, that sounds weird, and in translation, it doesn’t quite work, but I’ll try: When I was […]
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I’ve mentioned before that we recently joined a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture). Long story short, we pay in advance for a box of freshly picked, local produce. Why? Is it cheaper? Is it all organic? Well…because our family NEEDS to get to eating more veggies…and just healthier in general. Don’t get me wrong, we eat […]
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Henry: Hey Mom, are we going to church next Sunday? Me: Yeah. Henry: No, we can’t! Me: What? Why not? Henry: Because it’s Easter! Me: What are you talking about? That’s precisely why we are going to go. What do you mean? Henry: Because we have to do that thing where you guys hide eggs […]
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I’m exhausted. I had something else to tell you about today, but it will have to wait because yesterday was one of the most exciting and emotionally draining days of my life. For 6 weeks, I have been working with 9 other cancer moms to raise $50,000 for The St. Baldrick’s Foundation. Yesterday was the […]
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