Between the Turkey and the Ham

AmyD. | February 9, 2010

I must be getting older… for the first time not only do I miss Christmas, but I have vowed not to let another Christmas fly by without taking a moment to enjoy it. That means that I have decided to start planning for next Christmas already.
After Christmas everything became crystal clear. For once I [...]

Silent Night, Silent Prayer

AmyD. | December 1, 2009

A year ago today I was trapped in a hospital room watching my son recover from Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection. Horrific, excruciating, and painful are all understatements.
Mike stayed as long as he could before taking our girls home and leaving me down at UCLA with Ethan. In the room I kept a brave face, made [...]

Stacks and Stacks of Catalogs… *sigh*

AmyD. | November 6, 2009

It seems I have all these wonderful gift ideas float through the fog in my brain and before I can get around to my list they’ve already escaped. Catalogs are coming in by the droves and at the moment there is only one I know for sure I’m ordering out of. The rest I’m doing [...]