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All Things Family

Family is not an important thing. It’s everything. -Michael J. Fox
All Things Mom. Dad. Grandparents. Aunts & Uncles. Cousins. Nieces & Nephews. Husband. Love them. Not Always Love Them (sometimes.) Either way, they’re always there. Of course they might also drive you crazy from time to time but isn’t that what it’s all about? Under this category you will find mentions from my childhood as well as In-Laws of HWMMS and the home we are creating together at Weber Wonderland, which may or may not include our beloved kitty cats and doggies.

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Mom Freedom Tour Day #3

Mom Freedom Tour Day #3. I met mom and her roommate at the home this morning for lemon/cheese danish and coffee. Hung out for a while. I’m sad…

Mom Freedom Tour Day #2

Mom Freedom Tour Day #2! I brought mom back to Weber Wonderland and we watched a little bit of Property Brothers and had lunch. Exciting, I know. The…

Like Mother Like Daughter: Brigth Ligth?

Like Mother Like Daughter: Brigth Ligth? I just did a quick search in my archives for moments I blogged about how I hate my cellphone because the charging…

Content

Last night around 2 am (after eating the last of HWMMS Chinese food in the fridge) I was feeling pretty content. How to make your husband angry: eat…

Mom Freedom Tour Day #1

Mom Freedom Tour Day #1. Long car ride with puppies down Route 39 to the Charbroil. My strawberry/vanilla milkshake craving has been satisfied. I’ve been drinking these babies…

Mom Update (Part 27?)

Mom Update (Part 27?) This afternoon’s appointment for her ankle went well. Her cast is off and a new boot is on – which is made for walking!…

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Baby Chuck

This picture of HWMMS makes me want to birth his baby and have a mischievous 10 year old of our very own. Which is funny because at the…

He is Lord!

He is Lord! Happy Easter! I’m sitting here sniffing the amazing hyacinths I picked from the garden and HWMMS said “now that is the smell of Easter.” (I…

Fresh Air

No, not the NPR program hosted by Terry Gross. I mean ACTUAL FRESH AIR. As in, I’m sitting in the living room right now and feeling a breeze…

Easter

Easter. HWMMS and I aren’t really Easter people.  I wonder how that came to be. I’m ALL THINGS HOLIDAY AND CELEBRATING AND AND… Our very first year together…

Mom Update

HWMMS decorated Mom’s cast for her with a roller skate, not unlike myself, my mother should never, ever consider being on roller skates. Cute, eh? Anyhow, it’s about…

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Gut Punch

Gut Punch. You know that feeling. That punch you in the gut feeling of just BAMYESTHATSITGULP. Well, I just experienced it. And I think I know why I’ve…

Again? Really?

Yep. AGAIN. REALLY. Now I’m starting to think maybe it’s not really as much of a coincidence as I thought the first time—-MAYBE the radio station plays this…

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Like Mother, Like Daughter

Like Mother, Like Daughter. LOOK! We are having SO MUCH FUN! Said no one ever while visiting their mother in a sad, depressing nursing/rehab home while waiting since…

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Mirror, Mirror

Mirror, Mirror. And Just Like That Off the Roller Coaster. I really hate myself sometimes. I start doing good things for myself and moving forward and then I…

Healing

This photo was taken heading into hour six hanging with the mom at her doctor appointments at ECMC. We started the morning off, early, and got RIGHT IN…

Time

Happy March! Day 29: Time A nice way to pass the time visiting with mom is playing board games. Growing up we played lots and lots of board…

Lessons

If there’s one lesson I’ve learned this year during my MeMyselfI journey, it’s been to LISTEN and GO WITH THE FLOW. Yesterday, I visited my mom at the…

Kindness

Kindness. Mom update. Hanging out and healing. Chest tube was removed and her lung is doing better. Blood clot in her leg being watched. Still in quite a…

Miracle

Um. Miracle for Day #10, really? At the time I was writing this post—–MY parents were in a car accident. IF they had the crappy car they had…

In an alternate world…

I often think Mama Weber would have loved living life in Springville with us at Weber Wonderland. She would be volunteering everywhere—and attending all the awesome senior center…

Releasing

For the love of all that is holy, I cried my eyes out like I just lost someone close to me while watching NashvilleCMT this past week. I…