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Little Surgery, Big Deal

Little Surgery, Big Deal

Turns out, zebras give birth to baby zebras. Or at least half zebras, whatever that is. I’ve got two in my house and one of them is having surgery tomorrow. Evan needs tubes in his ears. For most kids, this is the surgery any parent would pick if they had to...
Highs and Lows

Highs and Lows

If you’ve ever planned a move, but the movers didn’t show up to help, you might know how my body feels right now. All is swollen and every muscle hurts down to the bone. My wedding rings won’t budge. I want to stretch my muscles, but when I do, they seize up. I walked...
Reforming my Ways

Reforming my Ways

It’s too late to be up. Wisdom is telling me to go to bed. But who could sleep with this much on the mind? If there were an Olympics for packing, I feel like I could be a contender. The aim was to be as prepared as possible, so my organizing mojo was in full...
Running out of Time

Running out of Time

It’s a common theme for me these days. I feel like I’m always running out of time. I’m writing this on my phone while laying down in bed. Medical records lay in piles and boxes in the office, waiting to be attended to, but I’m stuck. As much as I try, my body and mind...
Help and Hope

Help and Hope

I’ll admit it. Last week did me in. Two weekends in a row, Todd ended up at urgent care for respiratory crud. Evan got round #3 of antibiotics for his persistent ear infections (shots!). And I earned my own flu and strep tests. (I forbid Ella from getting sick...
The Appointment

The Appointment

It’s taken me almost two weeks to write this update. In part because I needed some time to process what happened, and also because I’m still trying to figure out how to meet the day-to-day needs of my family with the elephant in the room. The elephant is...