Pulling off the Band-aid

July 17, 2012.Reading time 5 minutes.

I’m sad today. The upcoming move is coming up fast. Two weeks from tomorrow we will be on the road with 2 dogs, 2 cats, 3 kids, 1 grandpa and a couple of weeks worth of clothing and diabetes supplies. We will go to my folks winter home in AZ for about a week then […]

You Must Experience It To Understand It

July 12, 2012.Reading time 4 minutes.

DSMA July Blog Carnival The Diabetes Online Community, or DOC, is a pretty amazing thing. We each might be looking for something different from the DOC and we each have unique experiences. With that in mind, we’re looking back at the chat from June 13th called Winging It and would love to hear thoughts on the following […]

Wordless Wednesday Take 2

July 11, 2012.Reading time less than 1 minute.

My Sweetstuff with Dakota (Her American Girl Doll) Dakota is wearing a pump and pump pack sent to me two years ago from a pharma company – normally comes on a stuffed monkey but the company was generous and sent me just the pump and case for Sweetstuffs doll. Love that my dear daughter does not […]

Wordless Wednesday

July 11, 2012.Reading time 1 minute.

I was tagged in a photo on Facebook today. I assure you I wasn’t the cause of my dear friends ANGER. Her anger is directed at cancer and a life taken too soon. Anger manifests in many forms – tears, pain, and anxiety to name just a few. It isn’t easy to let go of […]

My Friend Elli

July 10, 2012.Reading time 1 minute.

I have this friend named Elli. She is always there for me. But she is also a real pain. She calls out to me to pay attention to her at the most inconvenient times. She doesn’t complain that I don’t pay attention to her as often as I should but I know she aches for […]