Monthly Archives: February 2012

What an Amazing Dinner

Posted on February 29, 2012 by

My daughters and I traveled to Las Vegas last weekend for a “girls only” weekend.  I don’t think we have done a trip like this in a very, very long time.  We were slated to see Celine Dion in concert … Continue reading →

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A Tooth Fairy Pillow Update

Posted on February 28, 2012 by

Evan got to use his tooth fairy pillow for the first time last night.  I got a phone call at about 9pm, “Grandma, my Mom just pulled out my tooth”, and I reply, “That’s so cool.  You get to use your … Continue reading →

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A Tooth Fairy Pillow

Posted on February 25, 2012 by

My grandson, Evan, is six years old which means he is now losing his little baby teeth.  I found this cute little tooth fairy pillow on Martha’s Stewart’s craft page.  I thought what a great idea for him to have a … Continue reading →

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Dusting off My Breadmaker

Posted on February 23, 2012 by

All of you have that certain small appliance sitting on your shelf collecting dust.  My shelf is pretty big, and sometimes I forgot to look in the back of the shelf to see what is there.  You know the second row of … Continue reading →

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I Have to Give Thanks

Posted on February 21, 2012 by

Thanks to all of my readers for following along with my 2001 saga.  If our story touches just one family’s life and encourages them to get through another tough day it will be worth sharing the stories of how we got to where we … Continue reading →

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When I Stopped Sweating the Small Stuff – Finale

Posted on February 19, 2012 by

2001 was unequivocally the most emotional and challenging year for my family.  I turned 40 in April of that year, and looking back it was such a tumultuous year.  By December of that year we were preparing for the holidays,  trying to … Continue reading →

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When I Stopped Sweating the Small Stuff-Part Three

Posted on February 17, 2012 by

At the beginning of Zach’s hospitalization for leukemia we had a tremendous education in what the course of treatment would be for the getting the leukemia into remission, and keeping it there.  We had several meetings with the doctors to … Continue reading →

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When I Stopped Sweating the Small Stuff – Part Two

Posted on February 15, 2012 by

Continuing our life story, is like a very necessary counseling session for me.  It has taken a lot of careful thought and discussions with my husband and kids to get to the point where I can share our story with you … Continue reading →

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About My Valentine…

Posted on February 14, 2012 by

Happy Valentine’s Day everyone.  Wishing all of you a day surrounded with love, caring, and chocolate of course! My valentine and I had our Valentine’s Day dinner last Friday night after a day of touring The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley.   … Continue reading →

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When I Stopped Sweating the Small Stuff

Posted on February 11, 2012 by

There are moments in all of our lives when we realize, maybe not in the moment, but at some point surrounding a moment, we realize that our life path has taken a drastic turn.  My family had it’s fair share … Continue reading →

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