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A Learning Week

May 12, 2015May 12, 2015 CrankygiraffeLeave a comment

Learning is a never-ending process.  This week was no exception for me.  Here are a few of the "interesting" things I learned this week: 1. There is no way to "gently" hit a badminton birdie.  It also greatly frustrates 5-year-olds when their mom always hits the chicken (aka, birdie) too far.  It is equally frustrating for moms… Continue reading A Learning Week

Not My Mother’s Day
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Not My Mother’s Day

May 10, 2015May 10, 2015 Crankygiraffe4 Comments

  I was supposed to be sleeping after my late night shift... The boys were planning to make me the classic 5&3 year old breakfast in bed.  The sun is shining and I was looking forward to a day in the sun, just me and my boys.  Instead, I woke up with intolerable flank pain 3… Continue reading Not My Mother’s Day

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Becoming a Little Obsessed

February 25, 2014May 30, 2014 Crankygiraffe4 Comments

Since I entered into this world of chronic, persistent nausea, I feel like I have become more pre-occupied with it.  In general, most people hate nausea, and most people hate the end point of nausea.  However, I would go so far as to say that I am afraid of nausea, and I most likely have… Continue reading Becoming a Little Obsessed

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When Family is Sick

February 6, 2014 Crankygiraffe4 Comments

My Grandmother is in the hospital right now. I am sitting in an airport terminal waiting to get to her. She's actually been in the hospital for two days and I was almost going to miss one, or even two, of my interviews to get to where she is. The problem that I have when… Continue reading When Family is Sick

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Sick and Guilty

May 4, 2013May 4, 2013 Crankygiraffe1 Comment

Today I called in sick for my call shift. I never call in sick. I feel really guilty about it for a few reasons: I hate being that person who calls in sick, it is a 24 hour call shift, and it was supposed to be the last day of my rotation in this small… Continue reading Sick and Guilty

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Blogger Friends Got Ideas!

Yesterday, after my Alter Ego, Cranky Giraffe, posted about my son’s crazy little love letter to his newest idol, Lady Gaga, an old old blogging friend tweeted it, with an idea that maybe he could meet her!  I know the likelihood of it being re-tweeted by anyone other than myself is pretty low… But who […]

It’s Been a Long Time…

“It’s been a long time since I came around Been a long time but I’m back in town And this time I’m not leaving without you” ~Stefani Germanotta (Lady Gaga) I know I haven’t been here blogging for quite a long time (almost a year and a half…), but there was something about blogging that […]

The Common Sense Problem

The airplane seat map shows that the emergency exit row seats are considered “less desirable.” It’s a little ironic since they come with extra leg room, even if they don’t recline (really, who needs to recline 2 inches when you have two extra feet of leg room?). I think the real reason they are less […]

Walking Tall

This month I’m traveling around the country to check out fellowship positions. It is exhausting, trying, lonely, and often confusing. Most of all, I miss my kids. I spend a lot of time trying to figure out how fellowship and moving to one of these places would fit into the current, ideal, little life of […]

Happiness, Please

Happiness is neither virtue nor pleasure nor this thing nor that, but simply growth.  We are happy when we are growing. ~John Butler Yeats, 1909 Is there a difference between pleasure and happiness? I had never really thought much about it until today.  My husband sent me an interview by Dr. Robert Lustig, who just […]

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