I haven't done a HOP Review in a long time, mostly because I am trying to do most of my product/service/etc. features and reviews on Agoura Hills Mom, and also because I'm trying to do less of those, period. I sat down to write a post about how Super 8 made me finally lose it, … [Read more...]
Fallout
It's like radiation, isn't it? It starts with a big bang, and then all is quiet. And then in the deadly silence the grief spreads, reaching tentacles out through your life and your time. It grows inside you. You ignore it because life goes on, right? And there are children to … [Read more...]
Unfinished
This puzzle is on the dining room table at Lisa's house. I snapped a photo of it on Friday. It's so cruel that she didn't even get to finish her effing puzzle. After spending a few days calling people and going through Lisa's records, I came down with a nasty viral infection … [Read more...]
Texts From Heaven
Look at this woman. This is a picture of Lisa taken last year at her first triathlon. She kicked cancer in the ass and then did a triathlon to say "Suck it, cancer!" And then she did it AGAIN. And she was doing great. She was training for her first half-marathon and … [Read more...]
Don’t Annoy My Uterus
Saturday night I spent 3 hours in Labor and Delivery because I was having cramps that felt like period cramps and my doctor wanted to "rule out pre-term labor" (that is doctor-speak, courtesy of Lisa - thanks for the password, it really helped me get past the ER ladies who wanted … [Read more...]