Hard Times, Again

June 8, 2010

My mom has two older sisters – Kathy is the oldest and Terry is next. The three of them are hilarious together. Their relationship always made me wish I had a sister. my mom, Terry, and Kathy at my wedding shower We grew up hearing about the adventures the three of them (and their brothers [...]

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The Story of Annie’s Birth Day

January 25, 2010

It is pretty crazy to be sitting at home with a baby girl asleep a few feet away from me considering that, as of Thursday night, the most exciting plan I had for the weekend was to rent a video.  Hints of the unexpected direction things were to take came on Thursday night when Heather [...]

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You Have To Squint To Tell Us Apart

December 10, 2009

I woke up on Tuesday and the first thing that came to mind was, “ugh, I got my period.” And then I woke up a little more and remembered that I was pregnant so there were no periods coming that day. And then I woke up a little more and thought, crap. The irritability is [...]

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Two Hospital Trips

December 6, 2009

Rigby’s vet called us on Saturday to give us the results of her blood work, and thankfully, everything was normal. That meant she was cleared for surgery, so we scheduled it for the next day at 1. Mike and my mom took her in, and they were assured that we’d be called as soon as [...]

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Guess What She’s Getting For Her Birthday?

December 4, 2009

If you guessed Doggy Bladder surgery, you are right. You don’t get a prize though, because we’re spending all our money on the aforementioned surgery. Rigby has been just miserable for a few weeks now. Last week, the vet did an ultrasound and determined that she had stones and crystals in her bladder. We had [...]

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In The Scheme Of Things

November 5, 2009

We spent Tuesday at the ER and it was hard, so hard. In the almost seven months since Madeline passed, I have carried the pain of losing her inside me, where no one can see it. Often I would wish that it could manifest itself into some sort of physical ailment, something visible so others [...]

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