Books… Cancer Slayer: Post Script 4 May 2016 Yesterday I had surgery to remove the medi-port that was installed a year ago ahead of chemo. Since then I've had six rounds of chemo, multiple echocardiograms, 11 infusions of…
Cancer… Kindergarten cancer conversations 20 Apr 201520 Apr 2015 I guess maybe I thought it would be a one-and-done kind of thing. "Allison, Mommy has cancer. But the doctor will fix me." "Okay, Mommy." *skips off to play* Well,…
Games… Gaming with Kids: Crawl, Walk, Game 23 May 2013 Last week marked the debut of my new column at TheMarriedGamers.net. It's called Crawl, Walk, Game, and it's all about my experiences gaming with my youngest child. I've had great…
Home… Care and Feeding of a Small Tyrant 17 Sep 2011 Because I was cracking myself up writing this, I am sharing some excerpts from the three-page document I wrote for my mother on the Care and Feeding of Baby Trixie.…
Home… Facebook Funnehz (or how to make your kids blush) 4 May 2011 This amused me. It may also amuse you. Or not.
Kids… A Slice of Heaven in Seattle—Mother’s Day Giveaway! 30 Apr 2011 If you follow me on Twitter--and if you don’t good lord what are you doing with your free time?! –you know that I am a fan of Gene Juarez salons…
Kids… After the Quake 28 Feb 2011 It's been ten years since the Nisqually Earthquake. Aka that big ass quake that broke the Viaduct and busted a lot of old brick shit in Pioneer Square. Aka the…
Kids The Calculus of Family 27 Feb 2011 There are a lot of people in my family. I mean a LOT. My parents started out with two kids, completely average. They divorced and both remarried, but didn't have…
Kids Hotel Hell 21 Feb 201121 Feb 2011 I will not name the hotel I stayed in last night; not because they failed in any way, but because I am afraid of reprisals from them. A lifetime ban…
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