This past year has tested my strength in many ways. Within a few weeks of one another my uncle, my mother’s friend and my grandmother all passed away. My grandmother’s passing was my absolute breaking point. Having to help my aunt with my grandmother’s preparations and all that comes with…
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Finding the Light on my Darkest of Days…
I am two days post Remicade infusion. Two days from my 32nd birthday. And yet I am having the worst week ever. Having an autoimmune disease is more than having chronic pain, continuous hospital visits, and fatigue are only a portion of having the disease. I’ve said it before and…
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Water Hippo
Hippo has always had a weird relationship with water. He loves swimming and being in the pool. He loves taking a bath. But he HATES taking a shower, and he doesn’t like putting his face in the water. When I say hates, I mean Hippo will turn into an alligator…
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He Came…He Saw…He Hiccuped!
Last week I took mini Senator to be, Hippo Honeycutt to Washington D.C. That’s right, Hippo went home! LOL! I mean, the way he ran down the jet way once we landed in D.C., you would think he was heading to his grandma’s house full of biscuits! I don’t think…
Up, Up and Away
Well here we are, sitting in the airport waiting to board the plane. Hippo has been so excited he has been singing, humming, talking, hopping, non-stop today. Which means one thing…he’ll be fast asleep before we taxi out! LOL! How am I doing? Not so great. BUT the excitement on…
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Autoimmune Parenthood
When you start a blog, chronicling your life and become known as some sort of expert, you open your self up to any and all opinions and comments. Most of them unsolicited and unwarranted. People literally believe that just because you have chosen to use your platform to help people,…