At the end of each day I write down at least one GOOD thing that happened, then I share them all here monthly. *** 1 – An easy work day 2 – A favorite patient finishing chemo & giving me a gift card; our A/C getting fixed for only $80 3 – Walking the Stride for Stroke 5k with work friends; Pappasito’s for dinner and seeing Meredith eat lemons 4 – Dinner with my parents at 59 Diner 5 – The adorable artwork Meredith made at daycare, and how she went to bed so easily before 7 6 – Meredith’s reaction when she saw me at daycare and when David came home, and how she laughed at the dogs 7 – Playing on the…
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At the end of each day I write down at least one GOOD thing that happened, then I share them all here monthly. *** 1 – Meredith laughing and reaching for me when she first saw me come pick her up from daycare 2 – Time to relax alone with David 3 – My in-laws treating us to dinner; Meredith staring at me & smiling while rocking to sleep 4 – Brunch with Maggie, lots of crafting time, and dinner with my family 5 – A laid-back birthday, the card David gave me from Meredith, and balloons & cupcakes with his family 6 – David picking Meredith up from daycare and washing bottles & diapers before I got home 7 – Watching Parks & Rec with David and working on cross stitch 8 – Meredith laughing so much when I tickled her, cuddling Lily, and falling asleep while rocking Meredith 9 – A smooth day at work 10 – Getting my skills check-offs done at work; seeing my mom’s elderly neighbor Ruth with Meredith 11 – Picking out new clothes for Meredith & craft supply shopping; Meredith sleeping through the errands in the Ergo 12 – Church with Meredith in her new clothes, my brother-in-law…
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At the end of each day I write down at least one GOOD thing that happened, then I share them all here monthly. *** 1 – A quiet morning just Meredith and me, and an easy drive home from Irving where we spent NYE. 2 – David making dinner. 3 – Rocking Meredith to sleep and watching her just lie in my lap, doze, nurse, and smile. 4 – Prayer time while pumping & being filled with joy and peace. 5 – Dinner at Scott & Vanessa’s with the whole family. 6 – A patient (another RN) complimenting my needlestick technique, starting a difficult IV, and Meredith napping on my lap when I picked her up from Grammy’s house. 7 – The Texans winning their first playoff game on David’s birthday; my good friend Carmen’s wedding. 8 – Forbes birthday…
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Oops, meant to post this the other day! I still don’t have my blogging act together, but I’m working on it! 1 – Meredith not being fussy at daycare & an easy night with her 2 – David being really helpful and encouraging when I was having such a bad day 3 – Breaking Dawn with Lauren 4 – My friend Carmen’s mad hatter wedding shower in Austin 5 – A very smooth morning at work 6 – My nephew Cameron pointing me out by name 7 – Quality time with David 8 – Staying home with Meredith, doing ALL the laundry, making her smile and almost laugh even though she’s sick 9 – A patient requesting me to be…
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