First of all, many thanks to everyone for your kind comments in my previous post. The family gave Aunt Bobbie a send-off she would have loved. It was a day filled with funny stories and tributes to her life. So, thank you again. I ended up taking a longer-than-planned blogging hiatus because I’ve been buried…
Archives for January 2012
Cancer Sucks
This week, we lost another member of our family to cancer. DadJovi’s aunt Bobbie died on Monday at 82 of lung cancer. Six years ago, she was diagnosed with — and beat! — breast cancer. But a few months ago, she was diagnosed with lung cancer and she went quickly. Lung cancer doesn’t eff around….
On a First-Name Basis With the Princesses
We may have reached our Disney tipping point this weekend. While I recovered from my big night out on the town, DadJovi got up early on Sunday and took E. to Magic Kingdom. When we saw earlier in the week that Sunday was a 3 on the Easy WDW crowd control calendar (which is a…
It’s My Birthday and I’ll Drink if I Want To
That was the subject line of an email I sent to some friends last week. It’s not quite my birthday yet (it’s coming this week), but it had been way too long since I’d seen some good friends. So I figured my birthday was as good as an excuse as any to arrange a mini…
Is My Kid Reading My Blog?
I know E. can’t technically read yet, but it’s the only way to explain the way she’s been messing with me lately. Consider: You might recall the disaster involving my dad’s Syracuse sweatpants for Christmas. For those of who are lucky enough to share my weakened memory power these days, I’ll give you a quick…