As many of you know, I have a parent who is fighting a battle with ALS. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease) is a devastating neurodegenerative disease, and those who live with the disease become progressively paralyzed due to degeneration of the upper and lower motor neurons in brain and spinal cord. […]
All I want for Christmas is my sanity. To those of you who are whining about freezing temperatures – I either commiserate with you, or I laugh at you for thinking that you even know what cold is in comparison to how freaking cold it is here. Don’t make me explain the concept of square tires. […]
Every once in a while, a relative of yours will give your child a gift that either shocks or dismays you. Or both. In our household, the toy of choice recently has been Taxidermy Cat. She made her appearance under the Christmas tree this year - a “stuffed” cat so lifelike, I […]