(The above version is via Maggie, but I originally heard this song on the CW because I’m 13 years old and love the CW…and even though I have been told by my Valentine that my CW watching is “all that is wrong with the world” somehow he’s decided to stick around. The world is a strange place.)
I hope you all eat lots of chocolate and drink buckets of wine today, and remember how much you are loved. Especially by me. Thanks for being there, all. Mwah!
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This year, my fab and lovely friend Nicole made some awesome Valentine’s for her daughter, and offered to help make some for me as well. I lovity love them!
They were super-easy to make. Nicole took the photos at her house, in front of her chalkboard wall. We had Lucy write “Happy Valentine’s Day,” plopped the kids in front, and Nicole snapped the pics. I then printed them out on some heavy cardstock and cut them myself (because I’m a cheap-o). For Lucy’s cards, I punched holes in the front and we stuck lollipops through so it looks like she’s holding them.
Happy Valentine’s weekend, all! Go forth and spread the love!
Yesterday I heard the news via Twitter, as I hear most news lately, especially the sad kind. Susan had passed away. While it was not totally surprising or shocking, that didn’t stop the tears, sadness and overall feelings of loss of a woman I’d never even met in person. A woman whose blog I started following years ago, very soon after she was first diagnosed with Inflammatory Breast Cancer. I’ve written about Susan before, as she was a nursing mom, with a son only a bit older than Lucy and an infant who was still breastfeeding. She could have been me.
But really, she was so very her. A brilliant scientist who worked for NASA while raising her two courageous boys and fighting that bitch, cancer. She was open and honest, and she refused to stop fighting. She started the blog “Mothers with Cancer,” which has given support and supplies to mom’s all over the country. She promoted the “Army of Women,” which supports research, a cause she so desperately fought for. Even though she had every right to feel dejected and focus solely on herself, she spent so much of her time working for others. Other women. Other moms.
I simply cannot fathom what her boys (7 and 4) and her husband are going through right now. The thought of it makes me burst into tears.
In lieu of flowers, Susan’s family is asking donations be made to the Inflammatory Breast Cancer Research Foundation. IBC is a type of cancer that is under-researched, and almost always fatal. The disease presents itself much differently than traditional breast cancer and is often found in nursing mothers.
Or, if you can’t afford a monetary donation right now (I hear ya), do something awesome today. Teach your kids to count stars. Hold open a door for someone. Tell someone you love how you feel. Take a deep breath and be grateful. Just like Susan always did.
You’re My Sweetheart
/0 Comments/in Blond, Fun, Happiness, Uncategorized /by Megan(The above version is via Maggie, but I originally heard this song on the CW because I’m 13 years old and love the CW…and even though I have been told by my Valentine that my CW watching is “all that is wrong with the world” somehow he’s decided to stick around. The world is a strange place.)
I hope you all eat lots of chocolate and drink buckets of wine today, and remember how much you are loved. Especially by me. Thanks for being there, all. Mwah!
Super Easy Photo Valentines
/3 Comments/in Lucy, Photos, Tate /by MeganThis year, my fab and lovely friend Nicole made some awesome Valentine’s for her daughter, and offered to help make some for me as well. I lovity love them!
They were super-easy to make. Nicole took the photos at her house, in front of her chalkboard wall. We had Lucy write “Happy Valentine’s Day,” plopped the kids in front, and Nicole snapped the pics. I then printed them out on some heavy cardstock and cut them myself (because I’m a cheap-o). For Lucy’s cards, I punched holes in the front and we stuck lollipops through so it looks like she’s holding them.
Happy Valentine’s weekend, all! Go forth and spread the love!
In Memoriam
/2 Comments/in Grumples, web /by MeganPhoto by Warner Strauss via Flickr
Yesterday I heard the news via Twitter, as I hear most news lately, especially the sad kind. Susan had passed away. While it was not totally surprising or shocking, that didn’t stop the tears, sadness and overall feelings of loss of a woman I’d never even met in person. A woman whose blog I started following years ago, very soon after she was first diagnosed with Inflammatory Breast Cancer. I’ve written about Susan before, as she was a nursing mom, with a son only a bit older than Lucy and an infant who was still breastfeeding. She could have been me.
But really, she was so very her. A brilliant scientist who worked for NASA while raising her two courageous boys and fighting that bitch, cancer. She was open and honest, and she refused to stop fighting. She started the blog “Mothers with Cancer,” which has given support and supplies to mom’s all over the country. She promoted the “Army of Women,” which supports research, a cause she so desperately fought for. Even though she had every right to feel dejected and focus solely on herself, she spent so much of her time working for others. Other women. Other moms.
I simply cannot fathom what her boys (7 and 4) and her husband are going through right now. The thought of it makes me burst into tears.
In lieu of flowers, Susan’s family is asking donations be made to the Inflammatory Breast Cancer Research Foundation. IBC is a type of cancer that is under-researched, and almost always fatal. The disease presents itself much differently than traditional breast cancer and is often found in nursing mothers.
Or, if you can’t afford a monetary donation right now (I hear ya), do something awesome today. Teach your kids to count stars. Hold open a door for someone. Tell someone you love how you feel. Take a deep breath and be grateful. Just like Susan always did.