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my editor
Back when Daniel was my sweet, boy…before preteendom set in with it’s moodiness, stinkiness, attitude and little hormonal surges…he used to LOVE it when I would take his picture. He would pose and pose...
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living in the house that estrogen built
Happy news reached the Big Top today. Some dear friends announced today that their latest baby on the way is baby girl number three for them. Another beautiful baby girl to join a family of beautiful...
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half inch by half inch
So it has been about six weeks since Daniel first started his daily Human Growth Hormone injections. And?…. Any changes?… Are you wondering?… Truth be told I have been trying hard not to weigh or...
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weekend good
Not that I am bragging or anything, I am just sharing what has been good this weekend because that is so much better than me whining or bitching or moaning about what might have been bad this weekend...
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annoying side effects
Recent message received from iamthefuturee: where can I get some human growth hormone? Or Buy this for cheap? WTF?! Curious, I check to see who is iamthefuturee exactly. He is Davon Teaheartt: Dance...
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play it again: those hormones I warned y’all about
It doesn’t take much to remind me just how lucky, how damn lucky my former 24 weeker, micropreemie is. That is a very good thing lately because…hurray for preteens and their stinky, gross, annoying...
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it’s time: “shut the door please”
I enter his room with an armful of freshly laundered and folded boy clothes. There he is sitting on his bed surrounded by all his bed buddies, including those little lions. One leg is propped up on his...
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still not creepy
The night before another procedure to see how well his pituitary gland is functioning with daily human growth hormone injections at Children’s Hospital Central California I found myself regarding his...
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the inconvenience of awesome
Aw, growth spurts! So much fun…said no parent who JUST bought their kid those out-grown athletic shoes or three pairs of must-have skinny jeans ever. When I was a girl I discovered just how awful...
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today’s installment of “the more you know”
Because there is always something going on in this life of a juggling mom, today was another adventure in Madera at Children’s Hospital Central California. No big deal. Just another checkup with the...
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5th grade life
In the beginning… And in the end: Note to self: when taking end of year pictures with your son’s teachers in order to capture a glimpse of how he has grown you might want to give his teachers a heads …...
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dreaming dreams
I dream a dream I dream a dream where my desk will forever always be as uncluttered as I wish my mind would be. Because this literally took me all day to do. Of course given the fact that my … Continue...
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I basically can’t live without
You know you did very well in gifting when your child shares with her nearly 10K followers on her business Instagram account that which you gifted her. Seriously, this bag is pretty awesome. All the...
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upheaval benefits
Anyone who has followed life under The Big Top of late knows much has happened in a very short time: my darling husband turned 53 and got really, REALLY, REALLY lucky in a car versus motorcycle...
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playing with sharp objects
Just in case you missed the other night in the land of Laura’s social media, this happened: Three years ago he began this adventure with all the trepidation and tears any kid might have over the idea...
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temperature control
Well, good night honey. He walks over to the bedroom window to close it shut. Wait! What? You’re not really going to close that are you? Do you know how cold it was this morning? No. Do you care? No....
View Articleask your doctor if these side effects are right for you
Twenty seven days post lumpectomy and we have a plan. How do I feel? Fine and occasionally overwhelmed. Normal I am certain. Normal, I am reassured by those who would know from experience. The incision...
View Articlethanks be to endorphins
Exercise gives you endorphins; endorphins make you happy, happy people just don’t shoot their husbands. They just don’t ~ Elle Woods, Legally Blonde Elle just might be right. I mean, my darling husband...
View Articleemotionally unprepared
The school district was kind enough to notify me that my favorite son will soon be turning 18 in four months. The age of majority, they termed it. Thank you, dear school district. Trust me, I am well...
View Articlefor the health of it
It’s the holiday season and what’s not to love about the idea of giving, better yet receiving, an epic gift? Right?! Except some folks don’t think so if one is to consider the reaction and backlash...
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