Closing up shop
on Jul 20, 2009 in Mayhew niblets Mom memoirs things that break my heart blogging retiring Well, it is that day. The day I move over to the new blog. I’ll also let you in on a little secret….I slack, therefore I am…usually. So, check out the other site I’m launching with some of my very best bloggity buds.  ItR...

Ford’s Listening, You Got Things To Say?
on Jul 17, 2009 in blogger stuff events and happenings product review things that are awesome weird things bloggers do blogher ford green technology travel A friend of mine was telling me about how they equipped their driving-age teenager’s car with a monitoring system…without their knowledge…enabling them to track where she was going and whether or not her car was where she said it wa...

And now? For something totally pointless
on Jul 16, 2009 in Entertainment blogger stuff just for the fun of it product review weird things bloggers do blogher ford HP lane bryant yummie tummies Ok, so I realized that I laid two REALLY heavy posts on you recently and thankyouthankyouthankyou so much for all your wonderful comments and amazing support. I love each and every one of you. You have no idea. NONE. I have these moments where I sit...

Three years
on Jul 13, 2009 in Having faith Peyton living in the aftermath the cancer life things that are awesome Bible cancer faith God leukemia Today marks three years to the day that Peyton was diagnosed with Leukemia. Our most craptastic anniversary. Over the past 36 months, I’ve kept a Bible verse in the header of this site. It was three years TODAY that verse came into my life. I w...

A new place
on Jul 9, 2009 in finding me living in the aftermath weird things bloggers do welcome to my crazy blogging cancer changes Last month, just moments before we were getting ready to say goodbye to our Florida life I was musing to Pete about how fast it all seemed to be happening. Buying the new house, packing the old house, the end of school, the going-away party…it...

Could you speak up please?
on Jul 7, 2009 in Mayhew niblets just for the fun of it parenting is harder than it looks rachael things our kids do things that make me laugh american-girls fun-with-kids kit-doll Hello? What? Are you talking to me? Are YOU talking TO.ME? And I don’t mean that in a Robert De Niro sort of way, I mean that in a oh-my-holy-freaking-heck-I-am-partially-deaf-NOW sort of way. Why would I be partially deaf you might ask? I tota...

My weekend in photos
on Jul 6, 2009 in Holidays Mayhew niblets Mom memoirs picture fun things that are awesome family outings fourth-of-july photos Family. Food. Fireworks. Fun. Fiftybazillion kids. We hosted. We cooked a lot. We ate a lot. Bang! Boom! Pow! Ohhh. Ahhh. I are teh tired. So, here are the highlights of my weekend. In order of age. Elaine Katie Stephanie Nathaniel Rosemary...

Friends….when is enough ENOUGH?
on Jul 3, 2009 in Anissa deep south moms i like to write welcome to my crazy friendship knowing me things that are confusing Before I get into this too much, let it be known that I am an incredibly social person….in REAL LIFE TOO. I’m not one of those online entities that rolls up into a little ball upon face-to-face interaction…I actually like people. ...

My little SuperGirl!
on Jul 1, 2009 in adventures at the clinic living in the aftermath the cancer life things that are awesome cancer free Peyton remission I  was going to write this whole post and leave a little added blurb about Peyton’s clinic visit today. But it deserved space all it’s own. Counts were INCREDIBLE!! Still cancer free. Possibly the best three words ever. I so want to get...

A guilty mother’s work is never done
on Jun 29, 2009 in Mom memoirs Peyton treatments living in the aftermath the cancer life things that suck a normal life blogher cancer and chemotherapy relapse My worries about Peyton’s upcoming clinic visit and my excitement about the upcoming trip to Chicago for BlogHer collided in my dreams. I dreamed that she relapsed and I couldn’t go on my trip. I was suddenly plunged back into the world o...