Category: domestic bliss
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“Everyone is different” says every oncology doctor. Recovery from surgery is no different than chemo in this regard. Ask a question, your doctor will give you the no answer answer. So, I don’t even know how I’m doing because there is no yard stick. How am I doing compared to last month when I…
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Our bubble includes more vaccinated loved ones every week. The stress of waiting to qualify is gone as the age restrictions have been lifted, everyone age 16 and up in Wisconsin now qualifies. I hear fewer anecdotes about not being able to get an appointment and see more postings about “no waiting” opportunities, so…
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We went for a little walk around the block last night and Charlie said “I want to go to a restaurant or a cafeteria or maybe a bar”. We all do Charlie, we all do.
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Paulie is serving us pretzels and ginger ale in bed tonight because Charlie’s class is pretending to go to Israel this week and Charlie first freaked out about going on a plane without his family, and then once we explained, was totally bummed about not getting to experience flight. Paulie brought them to us on…
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I had enough energy today to make Sunday morning pancakes. They were very handy for explaining to the kids, and a bit to myself, why surgery day is a good thing.
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Some days, you wonder if being a working mom has cost your kids something. Some days you wonder if it’s cost YOU something. Some days you wonder if not joining the clubs, not doing the sports, if skipping the extra classes and early music/art/language classes has cost your child something or will put them behind.…
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Thank you Internet, today was a good day. We managed three big wins you and me together: I successfully won a medical billing dispute. We completed the registry for Viv’s two week summer camp. And best of all, Mom got her vaccine! It’s been a very good day. I’m going to bed now to savor…
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I can’t tell you how much it means to see these two together. It’s been a hard hard year, this kiddo needed this buddy so bad. It’s a daily joy to watch Viv be responsible and empathetic, learning how to take care of a living thing. My favorite moments are when he’s worried that Stevie…
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The timing of the fourth round of chemo, just a few days before Christmas, sucked. I was the sickest during the height of home bound festivities. Chemo day itself is not hard. After chemo is hard. Like the unexpected (and rarely talked about) challenges after childbirth, the after affects of chemo are less known, wildly varied, and…
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Me: “Charlie, how many cookies have you eaten?” Charlie, gesturing adorably to the nearly empty tray: “I’ve eaten all the ones that are missing”
girl at large 