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Fight Club

October 30, 2013October 30, 2013 CarolLeave a comment

  I'm sure there are houses where the children line up sweetly for baths and pajamas and kiss their mothers goodnight with their angelic blond hair curling damply around their ears. Isn't it pretty to think so? This is what bedtime looks like at our house.   At least there were no nosebleeds tonight. And… Continue reading Fight Club

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Who is that masked man?

October 27, 2013October 27, 2013 Carol1 Comment

Today was Trunk or Treat at our church. For the uninitiated, this is a version of trick or treat that uses open, decorated car trunks as the "houses" on a "street" out in the parking lot of the church. It's nice for younger kids - not so much walking, and nothing really scary going on… Continue reading Who is that masked man?

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We made it.

October 23, 2013October 23, 2013 CarolLeave a comment

We made it. We are done with appointments for the week. I have nothing tomorrow except work and preschool pickup. Yesterday's appointment at the pediatrician was okay, and both boys were pronounced hale and hearty. They refused to wear the little hospital gowns and greeted the doctor wearing underpants and big grins, but she seemed… Continue reading We made it.

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Too Many Things

October 21, 2013October 21, 2013 CarolLeave a comment

I kind of lost it and bawled over the phone to a total stranger today. Oops. (On the bright side, she was really nice and stayed on the phone making sympathetic noises until I calmed down and could use my words.) I've been dreading this week. We had a followup appointment with the orthopedic surgeon… Continue reading Too Many Things

Dementia · Family · Life

This is hard.

October 20, 2013December 31, 2013 Carol16 Comments

I haven't written about this at all, and I'm not sure this is going to make it out of draft status (though if you're reading it, it obviously has). But, as I said to my sister, blogging is cheaper than therapy. So I'll give it a shot. My mom is really forgetting things now. I… Continue reading This is hard.

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