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My Stories

Breathing on our own here!

We’re all taking a good deep breath here. Jacob is breathing on his own. We all are breathing on our own. And I breathe in awe. Jacob’s...

Post op…this is the hardest

I only write about last night because I prepped (understatement here) but I missed a crucial step.  I was ready for him to look scary. I...

Deals

I think life can be summed up as a series of deals. Every day is a task of deal-making. These deals are with others and even ourselves....

Surgery a success!!!

They are closing now. All organs were saved and they got all the cancer they could see. 12 hours. Thank you God. Thank you doctors. Thank...

Green light

Green light. Green light. Everywhere. It wasn’t a rave. It wasn’t an alien planet. It wasn’t a stop light. It was a circle. A circle of...

Fight Song

On the way to the hospital Jacob had a request. He requested two songs.  Party in the USA and Fight Song. Fight Song felt especially...

iphone day!

Today the new iphone was released. Go invest in some productivity . While you’re at it…invest in your life. Your reminder HERE Or skip...

One tooth down

AND THEN…I got a wisdom tooth pulled. Yep. Still bleeding over here. I’ve was neglecting some tooth pain, but last night it was too...

Homework: Waiting

Trying to prepare for Monday. I know there will be 10+ hours of waiting and the doctors have refused to put us out. Boy have we tried. So...

I’ll be at the river at 1PM

One thing that has become abundantly clear, Steve and I are an anomaly in our world. Most of the parents I speak to live in hiding. They...

16.

I went in prepared for the surgical team meeting, but of course, wasn’t prepared for it. They dropped a new date. They moved up the...

AHHHHHHHH

AHHHHHHHHHHHH AHHHHHHHHHHHH AHHHHHHHHHHHH AHHHHHHHHHHHH AHHHHHHHHHHHH AHHHHHHHHHHHH AHHHHHHHHHHHH AHHHHHHHHHHHH AHHHHHHHHHHHH...

Dear Ashton,

Dear Ashton, You are my personal meditation. You have helped me through some difficult times these last weeks, including right this...

Another day in paradise

Just another day in paradise… Today was supposed to be a home day. It even started well! School. We launched our science study today. Can...

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