Start Too Big, End Up Small

July 22, 2011

Sometimes, a lot of times, I start too big and jump in headfirst when I should start small. Baby steps, one step at a time. I get all gung-ho and then I just completely smash myself down. I need to learn to crawl before I walk, walk before I run, etc. This is a downfall [...]

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The Two Most Important Men in My Life

June 19, 2011

My Dad This is me and my dad when I was pregnant with Max, my first son. My dad and I have the same sense of humor and love to make each other laugh. Just one of many traits that we share. What can I say. My dad’s the man. He’s wise, he’s smart, he’s [...]

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Newsletter: May 2011

June 19, 2011

Dear Max & Jake, What can I say, this month was a swift kick in the pants (or skirt in my case). It was brutal. I had back surgery on May 16th. I won’t go into the details here because I’ve already written about my surgery and post surgery, but suffice to say that I [...]

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Newsletter: April 2011

May 24, 2011

Dear Max & Jake, So it’s May, almost the end of May. After reading my previous letters I realized that I forgot to talk about Max playing soccer. Even though his soccer career was short-lived and pretty much ended the month it started, March, I still want to write about it. Max told us he [...]

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Day 1 Through 5 of Surgery

May 22, 2011

Monday-Day 1 (and hours prior) At about 10pm the night before surgery I finally puked. I’d been on the verge for hours and as stupid as it sounds, I was glad to finally do it and stop thinking about doing it. I’m not sure why I threw up, but it’s probably because I was so [...]

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Walking and More Walking

May 13, 2011

So after surgery I’m going to be doing a lot of walking. I’m all for it but I’ve decided that I’m really going to need a double jogging stroller. We just bought a new mattress and of course are going to have expenses for this surgery so I’m trying to figure out a way to [...]

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Surgery Scheduled

May 4, 2011

Today Cale and I met with my orthopaedic after receiving the results from the discrogram and CT scan done last week. The first thing he told us was the the discrogram was extremely informative, and pretty much 100% conclusive. Which is a good thing. When the test was done in my four lower discs, my [...]

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An Update On My Back

May 2, 2011

The last few months have been pretty bad. I had a car accident in May of 2004. You can read what I wrote a few months ago about my car accident and all the details here. I’ve been in pain to some degree ever since my accident and in the past few months it’s become [...]

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Newsletter: March 2011

April 30, 2011

Dear Max & Jake, I’m just going to jump right in. The highlight of the month was Jake’s birthday. I still can’t believe that my baby is 2. I always get emotional in the days leading up to my kids’ birthday. I know, you’re shocked. ME. EMOTIONAL. It’s not usually something I display in front [...]

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Kinsley Leigh Cantrell

April 6, 2011

Today my precious niece entered this world. My brother, Ryan, and his wife, Joanna, welcomed Kinsley Leigh Cantrell into their family. She was 6 pounds 13 ounces and 19.5 inches long. Even though she’s not my child, she is my family, and I’m very proud to say that I’m her aunt. It’s an amazing thing [...]

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