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i love you best: a reminder
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Wednesday, December 29, 2010. I saw this on another blog. It needed to be shared here. An Erma Bombeck Column:. A young mother writes: "I know you've written before about the empty-nest syndrome - that lonely period after the children are grown and gone. Right now, I'm up to my eyeballs in laundry and muddy boots. The baby is teething; the boys are fighting. My husband just called and said to eat without him, and I fell off my diet. Lay it on me again, will you? And you'll eat it alone. And you'll have it.
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i love you best: November 2010
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Wednesday, November 10, 2010. I sent this letter out through e-mail and through a new TEAM MICHAEL F acebook Group. Michael was 5 1/2 months old when he went in for his 2nd surgery. It was December 15, 1999. I had gotten everything done for Christmas. Early that year. I didn't know how long he would be in the hospital. Being the rock star that he was, he was out in less than a week. From open heart surgery. Put change in the Salvation Army. A perfect way to remember Michael. He was a patient there...
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i love you best: August 2010
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Monday, August 09, 2010. Today, I thought of you. That sounds silly. I think of you everyday. But today. Today I imagined you as a budding middle school student. And your first day of school outfit. Would you let me pick it out? Or would you put your Michael-style spin to it? I am certain I know the answer to that one). I thought of what school supplies you would need. As a middle schooler. Would you have a locker? I don't even know. I just know that you would have to change for PE. How tall would you be?
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i love you best: 2010
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Friday, December 31, 2010. See you later, 2010. Don't let the door hit ya. Where the Good Lord split ya. Just kidding. kinda.). Don't get me wrong. Some good things happened in 2010. Pardon these not so great photos . I just use my iPhone. I went to Disney World. We helped a very small child find his parents in the rain. My tennis team went to regionals. My partner and I won 2 of our 3 matches. We didn't win the tournament, but it was a good time. Eating, swimming, playing tennis - Fun! Of Atlanta in Mic...
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i love you best: Team Michael update!
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Monday, December 13, 2010. Oh Friends. My heart is full from this past weekend. This weekend. We put all of your generosity to use! Stu and I left Tally very early on Sunday morning. My sweet friends gave us the latest in Elf fashions with our Team Michael hats. Loved those! We met up with my mom and dad; my Aunt; and my two cousins. This picture doesn't show the snow very well. But it was beautiful. And magical. And the perfect backdrop for our shopping adventures. We delivered the hundreds of bear and ...
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i love you best: October 2010
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Sunday, October 31, 2010. I opened the door. To find a pirate. A princess. Dorothy Gale. And a witch. On the porch. Each took turns grabbing candy from the pink pumpkin. The witch proclaimed that I had her favorite candy. And thanked me profusely. The pirate took more than one candy. The princess insisted that he give it back. And Dorothy Gale. Asked me if I was a mommy. Me With my t-shirt, shorts and flip flops. Hair in a pony tail. Bags that are packed for a two week vacation under my eyes. I feel so s...
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i love you best: December 2009
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Wednesday, December 30, 2009. 2009: i bid you adieu. 2009 is coming to a close and with it a decade. At the end of December in 1999, I was in Cincinnati, Ohio. With my almost 6 month old. He had undergone two heart surgeries, two catheritizations. Many doctor visits. He came through all like a champ. With Mighty Mike embroidered on a blanket. The promise of not only a new year but also a new decade. A very new chapter in my life as a new mom. To this most fantastic little one. Friday, December 18, 2009.
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i love you best: March 2010
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Wednesday, March 31, 2010. Egads I gave myself a weekend. I took a week and a half. I am kind of denying the passage of time. I am denying that tomorrow is April. I am denying that in 10 days. It will be a year. And my heart aches. And my shoulders are slumped. And my tears aren't drying. I am digging in my heels. The world keeps spinning. And I am very still. Thursday, March 18, 2010. Have a wonderful weekend, sweet blog reader. Wednesday, March 17, 2010. What a sweet surprise! Tuesday, March 16, 2010.
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i love you best: September 2009
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009. It still shocks me. The finality of it all. I will never see my son again. Except in my mind. In my memories. In videos. In pictures. Like right now. I can't sleep. Because it hit me once again. I have this typical Michael phrase that I play in my head. Daily. I have this fear that one day I won't remember the way he said it. Or the way he put emphasis on certain syllables. I fear the not remembering. I am afraid of not experiencing joy again. I find a new level. I don't ofte...
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i love you best: October 2009
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Saturday, October 31, 2009. Oh, Halloween. One of Michael's favorite days. Any excuse to dress up, he was in. And to get candy for it? Pure bliss. I thought I would share some of Michael's costumes from years past. Missing my boy. Happy Halloween. I have decided to blog every day during the month of November. I have found this blog to be helpful to me as I write out my thoughts. I haven't made the time to do it and have challenged myself to find time to write. everyday. Saturday, October 10, 2009. I am a...
