Tag Archives: stroke

2013: The Year of Baby-Makin’

Posted on January 23, 2013 by

We’re going to see the baby doctor tomorrow now that it’s all safe for me, and I’m so happy that I just can’t even talk about it. I have to not think about it. It’s the year of baby-makin’ y’all!! … Continue reading →

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Pearls of Wisdom from Jamie & Delma: These statements are not OSHA-approved. Also, don’t try us at home. Or ever, really.

Posted on November 17, 2012 by

I has not the brainal synapse fires para escribir this noon-after. Errrrr, wait a sec… *jostles-head-as-if-shaking-simming-pool-water-from-ear* smacks forehead a couple of times… RIGHT. SO. After a three-week dead run of throwing fence estimates together for folks who have put off building … Continue reading →

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“I Could Never Get The Hang of Thursdays”: Weekly Damage Assessment

Posted on April 26, 2012 by

Thursday is my Monday. Shit ALWAYS goes down on Thursday. And this is one of the major reasons I love Douglas Adams – because he feels me on this one, and penned such a clever phrase!! So here’s the shit … Continue reading →

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Things I Do That Make Me Look Neither Pretty Nor Smart: Epic Falls

Posted on March 27, 2012 by

Yeah. That says epic FALLS. Not epic FAILS. But this is really both… I am not graceful. I cannot make it through a day with out tripping over, or running into, an inanimate object. My legs are never tanned and … Continue reading →

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I’m okay. Like for reals. I’m finally okay.

Posted on March 20, 2012 by

So everybody and their grandma knows I had a stroke last October, and heart surgery in December. I’ve tried to tackle all of it the best way I know how: with a whole lot of perseverance and a shit ton … Continue reading →

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The Great Switcheroo: Pep Talks for Preggs, Strokes/Heart Recovery & Normies

Posted on February 10, 2012 by

Good Afternoon dearies!! It’s Switcheroo Day!! Which is now Friday, because Jell Jell has baby brain, and preggo blergs, and trying to cram her weekly pregnancy update AND the switcheroo into Thursdays was just not working. Her brain staged a … Continue reading →

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So tomorrow’s a new day right? A different day? Promise?

Posted on February 7, 2012 by

Aaargh. I feel muy terriblé. I went for my follow up MRI’s today. Of my brains. To make sure the old brain hole is aging properly, and that there’s no new brain holes. And my body staged a coup while I … Continue reading →

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Nose…Grindstone…Aaarrghh

Posted on January 28, 2012 by

I got up at 4:30am this morning to go to work. Erm…In case you missed it, IT’S SATURDAY. Way harsh. But Daddy’s really sick you guys – he’s got a bronchial infection and an abscessed tooth. Well, had an abscessed tooth … Continue reading →

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Recovering from heart surgery is complete crap.

Posted on January 20, 2012 by

Being sick for a year is bullshiz mang – and I’ve still got 10.5 months to go. I’ve been so excited because it’s 98 days since my stroke, and 51 days since my heart surgery. So as far as I’m … Continue reading →

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Listography: Top Photos of 2011

Posted on January 1, 2012 by

UPDATED: 01/03/11 1:31pm I’ve been wanting to do one of these for ages. My cousin Jells at I’ll Sleep When They’re Grown Blog frequently rocks out Kate Takes 5‘s challenges, and I’m super stoked to finally find one that I … Continue reading →

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