Plus or minus 40

Bradley, my Alma mater, plays basketball in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament today. This tournament determines who goes to the NCAA tournament this year. So I pulled out my old Bradley t-shirt and wondered if it would even fit. It did! While I was kind of surprised it fit, I was also annoyed for even …

9 months

This time last year I was 26 weeks pregnant. I finally felt excited and comfortable being pregnant. At 26 weeks chances of survival out of the womb were greater than 50%. It was this time last year I fully believed we would be bringing our baby home. We finally were going to start our family. …

National Daughter’s Day

It’s National daughter’s day today. This year I could celebrate. I thought about posting something. I thought about saying how much I love being a mom and discovering new things about my daughter daily, but I can’t. This day and national son’s day always hurt so bad in the past. Mother’s Day and Father’s Day …

My Will and Testament

Before we had our child, I didn’t really have a will. I told my wishes to my husband and had written those wishes down, but I did not have a fully witnessed and notarized will. Now I have a will. It was a bit weird to sit down and write it. I had to face …

Contact Woes

Last week I lost a contact. I wear gas permeable contacts. This means I don’t dispose of them, until they break or my prescription changes. I have had that pair of lenses for two years. They are more expensive upfront than your traditional soft contacts, but over the life of them I end up saving …