I’m going to nickname 2018 as the year of Kangaroo since I feel that we have bounced from one medical emergency to the next. Our first visit to the ER was with Eric and a bowel obstruction. Eric ended up with a resection and a week in the hospital. Second, came my father and his…
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I’ve been off work all week. Part of this week was planned as “take my Dad to appointments” days. My original schedule was 2 days at work and 3 days off. Then Friday came…followed by Saturday…and Sunday…and each day I realized that my stress levels were overflowing and coming out my mouth. It seemed prudent…
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Today is Father’s Day and I am blessed to be surrounded by some pretty amazing fathers. I decided to share about the men that I have been blessed to know and a little fun fact about each of them. My Husband – Of course I have to start with Eric. I am married to a…
Read MoreSix days into my vacation and I’m truly feeling relaxed. I’ll even forgive the crazy bird that continues to visit us at night. Last night, I woke up and decided to fix a cup of coffee before I looked at the clock. It was 1:30am. I stumbled back to bed but not before making a…
Read MoreMy vacation started today…one day early. It’s 4:15am and I’m up. What the heck do these two sentences have to do with one another?? Well…my vacation started today and instead of lounging in bed, sleeping late, my entire household is up listening to a deranged bird serenading us from the trees outside. My sweet husband…
Read MoreIt’s been a week. Not a good one…not a bad one…but one of those that will be eternally ingrained in memory. Seven days ago, Eric started showing signs of another small bowel obstruction (SBO – not to be confused with ‘slight body odor’ – not a problem of his!). We know the signs…and heed them…
Read MoreI’ve often thought of myself as Paul…or maybe that would be Paulette. Paul was a strong, single man that had no interest in love. His mission was his life. He didn’t see himself as the marrying type. I took on that same mantra – I’m just not the marrying type. I tried being married. I…
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