Maddie was the snuggliest baby. I know as her mom, I am biased, but I remember her favorite NICU nurse telling me the same thing. When you consider how many babies she’s snuggled because of her job, I’d say that’s a pretty big compliment coming from a baby expert. I was worried she’d outgrow snuggling,…
Father’s Day
June 20th, 2009Comments: 142
All our friends keep knocking at the door They’ve asked me out a hundred times or more But all I say is, “Leave me in the gloom” And here I stay within my lonely room ‘Cause… I don’t want to walk without you, Baby Walk without my arm about you, Baby I thought the day…
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Maddie’s Little Friend
June 18th, 2009Comments: 103
Whenever Maddie went to my parents’ house, she watched Sesame Street. It’s not that I didn’t like Sesame Street, because I do (although I am not Elmo’s number one fan), it’s just that Sesame Street was the special thing Maddie did when she was with Gramma and Bampa. And while she tolerated Elmo, she LOOOOOOVED…
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Another Life
June 18th, 2009Comments: 108
I met up with my friend Dana today in the beach town we used to live in. We had lunch on the rooftop deck of a restaurant next to the sand. It was good for me to sit in the sun. After lunch, we walked around on the pier and the beach. Memories of my…
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A Lesson In Bedside Manner
June 17th, 2009Comments: 214
I’ve had a lot of different types of health insurance. HMO, POS, PPO, EPO, Kaiser. And I’ve had my own fair share of doctor and hospital visits. I’ve had dozens of x-rays (arm, nose, hand, fingers, chest, ankle, lungs), a handful of MRIs and CT scans (head), hundreds of blood draws, more ultrasounds than I…
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