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You know the phrase. Everything looks good. In theory. On paper. On paper, my mom is in complete remission. Her white cell count has rebounded. Her blood work is perfect. She’s a textbook example of someone recovering from a stem cell transplant and round of high dose chemotherapy. Congratulations! You guys can leave Little Rock [...]

Well, the trip to the grocery store was a success. And the best part? Fresh ceviche for dinner. Fresh. Ceviche. People. OMG. There were a few hiccups along the path today, but none as sad and hysterical as what happened to the Swimmy. I brought her home from day camp today a tired, thirsty, red-faced, [...]

Well, Maria has arrived! An hour and a half early. The dog is so happy she can’t stand it. More hands to pet her. Since I’m new at this whole “Hi, welcome to my home” thing, I thought perhaps I’d figure out a way for us to get to know each other and make her [...]

How strong are YOUR kids’ ears? (And that tongue thing Husband is doing? Is totally genetic.)

Well, this weekend brought a wonderful visit from BestFriendWendy and her family all the way from Chicago. There was sharing and no sharing, laughing and no laughing, crying and no crying, Strawberry Shortcake, arts & crafts, and many, many Princess stories. While the kiddos navigated through diplomatic and developmental minefields, we grown ups enjoyed massive [...]

Dear Wiggly, Dude, we have to talk. Recently, you have caused this little biological adventure to be, well, more adventurous than usual. First of all, cease and desist with the heartburn, okay? I’d REALLY like to have an esophagus when this is all over with and, if you don’t mind, get SOME sleep in the [...]

I had to go to the grocery store today to get a few things before BestFriendWendy and family arrive on Friday. I’ll spare you the tedious shopping experience. I was done paying and all the yummy groceries were stacked up nicely in my cart. I thought. I was rolling the cart out to the parking [...]

And I shall call the sequel “The Exploding Dog with the Most Unbelievable Timing Ever”. Did I mention BestFriendWendy and family are headed here on Friday to visit for a long weekend full of fun, food and many, many little girl activities? And that we did decide on a nanny (Maria!) and she is set [...]

Today is this blog’s first anniversary. A whole year. It’s hard to believe it’s been a year since I started this little project. It started on Blogger, where it was free and you could jack around with HTML ‘til your little fingers fell off to see what you could learn. Then it moved to Typepad [...]

Tomorrow is a wedding shower for OldestDaughter. It’s the typical, very nice occasion full of ladies dressed swell, presents wrapped in pretty papers and lots of well-wishing and advice giving over a yummy lunch. (Add in two very cute flower girls and you’ve got tomorrow at 11:30.) It’s being hosted by Husband’s most awesome aunt, [...]