I had elective surgery a few weeks ago. My team of doctors were worried about various findings in my colon, so together with my husband, we all decided that the trouble spot had to go. Thank God for good insurance. Knowing that a positive outlook is absolutely KEY to getting through tough times, and knowing […]
Read More A Face In The SunI smeared a little paint around…
Read More 2 ArtsyI come from a long line of messy. My house is a cacophony of stuff…. from where I sit I see old pictures of my mom, my dad, my girls, branches from creek-side willows, tiny butterflies, a giant butterfly, life-size butterflies, photographs off swirling, tumbling waters in deep, dark forests… just a lot of stuff […]
Read More My HouseI know, I know… I promised Me that I would blog every day in an effort to stay motivated. But then James called just after I “published” and for the next 2 days I was so busy getting ready to go see him that I completely flat-out absolutely didn’t have time! The girls and I […]
Read More Dear SelfThis photo represents a goal for me. Beartooth Lake. We’ve stayed at this Heaven on Earth a couple of times, and, well, it’s our Heaven on Earth! James and I have this little germ of a dream… to be volunteer campground hosts at the Beartooth Lake Campground. We would greet campers, collect campsite fees, tidy up […]
Read More Let’s BeginHHmmnnn… It was such a shock to me. Here I was, going through life, thinking I was “doing it right”. After all, I could listen to my “Happy Songs” playlist and sing and dance in the kitchen. That was my personal litmus test. But when I saw the video of Dad’s memorial service I couldn’t […]
Read More Pixie Will Rise!I am my father’s daughter. Every time I wonder at the birth of a butterfly I know; I am my father’s daughter. When I look up from my computer and find my surroundings cluttered by books and pens and paper I know; I am my father’s daughter. Every time I find myself “in the flow” […]
Read More I Am My Father’s DaughterI’m going to say something here that might seem a little odd at first. But bear with me. I’m awfully proud of the world I live in. These last few months have been just downright horrible, and the last few days particularly so. We’ve been through drought, floods, lost homes, possessions. My own hometown was […]
Read More Subversive“Now if the WBS shows cancer, that’s a whole other blog post.” Um… Yeah, well the whole body scan didn’t exactly show “cancer”, but it did show something. Could be residual thyroid tissue, could be cancer, could be some of both. But in any case, whatever it is raises the chances of recurring cancer multi-fold, […]
Read More Remember That Last Line of That Last Blog Post?I want to kind of speak out for other people who are going through similar things that I’m going through, (thyroid cancer/follow-up/scans/blahblahblah). I know one or 2, (and read about LOTS) of people who are going through this who don’t have the support system I do, and suffer from accusations of “gold-bricking” and such. NO […]
Read More Everything You Never Wanted To Know About Thyroid Cancer
Hello Butterfly! 