2 Incredible Years, Surgery, Recovery, Etc

caylin turned 2 saturday. two. TWO. T – W – O. sweet jesus, WHERE HAS THE TIME GONE. this has been… the wildest, most unexpected 2 years of my life. i’ve said this probably hundreds of times at this point, but being a mom is nothing like i ever imagined or…

The C Word, and 23 Months

of all the things i thought i’d ever write about, this is not one of them. maybe 40-50 years from now, when it would kind of make more sense. but at 28? no. for the last 3-4 weeks, brett has been having weird heart palpitations. they started really the…

Thank You From Me & Loki

i got home from work yesterday and rubbed the area where loki’s cancer had previously been removed. it was swollen. the vet had told me to come in should it swell up again, so i immediately drove loki over to their office. they aspirated the area and it came…

Another Tri-City Thanksgiving

i get this feeling every year around thanksgiving and christmas. i begin to think of all the traveling i’m about to do. it’s a bit daunting. either tuesday night or wednesday morning, brett and i will be driving to mooresville. i may or may not drive to winston…

Chemotherapy, It Is

today feels like the longest day of my life. i have not stopped working since i got up this morning. i think brett could feel how crappy it was because when i got home, he had bought me a purple joose and put it in the fridge for me. amazing.…

I Need New Hobbies & No More Cone Head

the last couple weeks have been ridiculous. nothing exciting has really happened. just… a lot has been going on. i feel like i haven’t even stopped to take a breath. the loki news first. she got her stitches taken out this evening. i found another lump on her left…

And The Waiting Continues

between my face breaking out, my eating habits going to shit, and my level of exhaustion (partially my fault for overworking myself in order to keep myself from worrying even more), this whole tumor thing has officially kicked my ass. and is going to continue to kick it. loki is…

A Thank You From Loki

i haven’t heard back from the doctor about her biopsy, so i don’t have much news to share other than loki is doing better every day. she has been playing with her toys today and got excited about steak, so she can’t be in too much pain…