I AM - BECAUSE YOU ARE

And with Spring come Easter, a religious holiday that we celebrate with chocolate! Er, wait, that doesn't sound right, does it? That's because it isn't! Wait, the Bible doesn't make reference to a long-eared rabbit delivering decorated chocolate eggs to everyone? Hrm, imagine that! A brief Google search on the history of Easter eggs brings up references to German immigrants, pagan traditions and... Cadbury, of course! What this has to do with the supposed "resurrection of Christ" is beyond me, but it is what it is. And so, being atheists (or agnostics - still figuring that out), I suppose we get together to celebrate... chocolate... and a much needed long weekend with close friends and family! Oh, and a new wallpaper of course! April 2018

This last week has not been easy. DH has been in Germany all week so I was a work widow once again. To make matters worse, this was one of the anticipated  "hell weeks" at work, my bestest-most-awesome-co-worker's last day was Friday and I have no clue what I will do without him, AF came to visit for the first time in months (because she's a big, fat, bitch), and the LO... well, she's been kind of awesome actually. I mean, she certainly can be a handful at times, but, she is 2! Countdown to Easter now. Not only do we get a long weekend, but my BFF is coming to town... And staying with us! It's crazy to think our kids have never even met yet! It will be a full house, but even fuller hearts!

On January 25th, I went to pick up the LO at daycare and was met with 2 very concerned educators at the door. My daughter had just run into a wall, nose first, leaving a red and blue mark across the bridge of her nose and under her left eye and had a little bit of a nose bleed. She was upset, crying hysterically, but otherwise she was fine. About a week later, I noticed that her left eye was turning inwards. She was very tired at the time, but this was new... and worrisome. Was it the accident that caused this? See, when I was her age, I was convinced that I could fly. I leaped off the top of the stairs and quickly discovered that, in fact, I could NOT fly. I landed face first on the paved driveway, and subsequently wound up with horribly crossed eyes a few days later. We don't really know if the impact caused the crossing or if it was coincidental timing but now, 36 years later, it has become evident that my daughter is possibly facing a similar fate. Because it continued to