Well, Izzy started on her cancer regimen today. She will be taking Cyclophosphamide on alternating days with Piroxicam. Once every three weeks, she will go in for an IV of some chemo agent. I hope she doesn’t get too sick. Isn’t it weird how sometimes you don’t notice things until you have a reason [...]
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Sick Dog Gets Medicine
Posted in Izzy, family, tagged canine cancer, chemotherapy on July 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Sick Dog
Posted in Izzy, family, tagged canine cancer, chemotherapy on July 13, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Hard to believe this beautiful, little creature is sick with cancer. I met with the vet this evening, and the prognosis is not good. She has breast cancer that has spread to her lungs. She doesn’t exhibit any signs of illness except for the lump on her belly, so we opted to try a round [...]
Refocusing
Posted in family, life on February 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Being ill has one advantage–plenty of time to do some thinking while recuperating. With the sleep deprivation and poor health, I’ve lost focus lately. I’ve tuned out somewhat from being present with my children. I’ve been going through the motions but have lost some of the joy in parenting. I intend on changing that. 1) [...]
Chore Chart for Preschooler
Posted in family, finances on February 26, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I was working on making a chore chart this week for LM when I came across this one from ModEco Kids. Just download the pdf in Adobe (Preview for Mac doesn’t work as well) and fill in the blanks. Since LM doesn’t read yet, I added the pictures. I just took photographs of the items, [...]
The Importance of Touch
Posted in family on February 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
With my condition, it is recommended that I limit contact with people who have not had chickenpox or have not been vaccinated. Since W hasn’t had chickenpox before, and neither kid is fully vaccinated, I’ve really limited how much I touch them. Touch is one of those things that you don’t really pay much attention [...]
Sleep Update
Posted in family on February 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
We moved FH from the bassinet; he was getting too big for it anyway, and the hope was that he would sleep better in the crib. Seems to be working. Tonight I put him in it, and he went straight to sleep. Not one peep. Last night he slept from 8 p.m. to midnight, ate, [...]
No Sleep
Posted in family on February 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
FH is seven months old tomorrow, and he has not slept through the night yet. (Do you hear my cry of agony!) In fact, he hasn’t even come close–four hours at one time is about the longest he has ever gone. We’ve tried just about everything–feed him more, feed him less, go to bed earlier/later, [...]
A Good Day
Posted in family, life on January 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I had such a good day today! It’s probably one of the most enjoyable days I have had in a long time. W and LM went to West Virginia this morning, so FH and I had a relaxing morning. Went to Kohls and got a few things–extra 20% off. Had lunch with the sisters and [...]
A Boy’s Imagination
Posted in family on January 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Question: What is going on in the picture below? a) a mess that would drive any self-respecting mother nuts b) styrofoam scattered on the floor c) corn for the deer to eat tonight Answer: C, of course. Isn’t it obvious? (If you look closely, you can see a large Porter Cable box in the room [...]
Wearing a Baby
Posted in family on October 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
With LM, I tried numerous times to carry him in a sling and in the baby carrier. Try as I might, I just never quite got the hang of it. I was not comfortable, nor was he. When FH came, I decided to give the carriers another try. He, much more than LM, demands to [...]
