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.…